Use of dynamic Bayesian networks for life extension assessment of ageing systems

Ramírez, Pedro A. Pérez and Ingrid Bouwer Utne

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2015, vol. 133, issue C, 119-136

Abstract: Extending the operating lifetime of ageing technical systems is of great interest for industrial applications. Life extension requires identifying and selecting decision alternatives which allow for a safe and economic operation of the system beyond its design lifetime. This article proposes a dynamic Bayesian network for assessing the life extension of ageing repairable systems. The main objective of the model is to provide decision support based on the system performance during a finite time horizon, which is defined by the life extension period. The model has three main applications: (i) assessing and selecting optimal decision alternatives for the life extension at present time, based on historical data; (ii) identifying and minimizing the factors that have a negative impact on the system performance; and (iii) reassessing and optimizing the decision alternatives during operation throughout the life extension period, based on updating the model with new operational data gathered. A case study illustrates the application of the model for life extension of a real firewater pump system in an oil and gas facility. The case study analyzes three decision alternatives, where preventive maintenance and functional test policies are optimized, and the uncertainty involved in each alternative is computed.

Keywords: Life extension; Dynamic Bayesian network; Repairable system reliability; Degradation; Imperfect maintenance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2014.09.002

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