Title :
On Standby Redundancy with Delayed Repair
Author :
Khalil, Z. ; Bougas, I.
Author_Institution :
Department of Mathematics//Concordia University//1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West//Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 Canada
Abstract :
This paper derives a) the Laplace-Stieltjes transform of the time-to-system-failure distribution, and b) the mean time-to-system-failure. The system consists of several elements with one repair facility which remains idle until a queue of failed units is built up.
Keywords :
Convolution; Delay; Exponential distribution; Failure analysis; Mathematics; Redundancy; Reliability theory;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1975.5215195
