DocumentCode
1024110
Title
On a common error in open and short circuit reliability computation
Author
Malon, David M.
Author_Institution
Argonne Nat. Lab., IL, USA
Volume
38
Issue
3
fYear
1989
fDate
8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
275
Lastpage
276
Abstract
In reliability computations for complex systems subject to two kinds of failure, analysts sometimes underestimate system reliability by using a formula that actually applies only to certain simpler structures. This error occurs several times, for example, in an otherwise instructive paper by B.W. Jenney and D.J. Sherwin (ibid., vol.R-35, p.532-8, Dec. 1986). The purpose of this work is to describe the error, illustrate how it arises in practice, and offer a correction
Keywords
failure analysis; reliability theory; complex systems; open circuit failure; reliability computation; short circuit failure; Circuits; Control systems; Error correction; Failure analysis; Fluid flow control; Jamming; Laboratories; Reliability; Valves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/24.44166
Filename
44166
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