Reliability and risk analysis of large systems with ageing components

Kołowrocki, K. and B. Kwiatuszewska-Sarnecka

Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2008, vol. 93, issue 12, 1821-1829

Abstract: Applications of limit reliability functions to the reliability evaluation of large multi-state systems composed of independent components are considered. The main emphasis is on multi-state systems with ageing components because of the importance of such an approach in safety analysis, assessment and prediction, and analysing the effectiveness of operation processes of real technical systems. The results concerned with multi-state series systems are applied to the reliability evaluation and risk function determination of a homogeneous bus transportation system. Results on limit reliability functions of a homogeneous multi-state “m out of n†system are applied to durability evaluation of a steel rope. A non-homogeneous series–parallel pipeline systems composed of several lines of pipe segments is estimated as well. Moreover, the reliability evaluation of the model homogeneous parallel-series electrical energy distribution system is performed.

Keywords: Multi-state systems; Limit reliability functions; Complex systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2008.03.008

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