A FMECA-Based Analysis of the Plant Controlling Variable Pitch Propeller (VPP) System for Ships Propulsion

Lorenzo Damiani (), Pietro Giribone (), Rommy Bartoli () and Roberto Revetria ()
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Lorenzo Damiani: Genoa University
Pietro Giribone: Genoa University
Rommy Bartoli: Genoa University
Roberto Revetria: Genoa University

Chapter Chapter 10 in Transactions on Engineering Technologies, 2019, pp 127-140 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The object of this paper is a method that allows to determine the criticality of a system. As a case study, is considered a Variable Pitch Propeller (VPP) Plant: at first it is studied to understand its characteristics and operating logics and, subsequently, four possible Operating Modes have been analyzed. For each Operating Mode a fault tree has been modelled in TARAS, a software that allows calculating the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) of the plant. Subsequently, the results have been validated using a block diagram. Finally, a FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis) has been carried out: it includes an analysis aimed at highlighting the possible failure modes and their consequences on the operation of the Plant, and a criticality analysis aimed at identifying which items are the most critical for each Operating Mode and which Operating Mode is the most critical.

Keywords: Complex systems; FMEA analysis; Criticality analysis; Marine propulsion; Simulation; Reliability analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9531-5_10

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