Title :
The Effects of Limited Spares and Scheduled Downtime Upon The Dependability of a Simple System
Author :
Venton, A.O.F. ; Davidson, A.T.G. ; Fraser, G.G.
Author_Institution :
Y-ARD Ltd.//Charing Cross Tower//Glasgow G2 4PP UNITED KINGDOM.
Abstract :
Preventive maintenance and repair during a mission have an important effect on the dependability of ships´ systems. Space and weight limitations mean that not all repairs can be carried out during the mission and this limits the dependability which can be achieved. Using a simple diesel generator arrangement as an example, this paper discusses the relationships between dependability, downtime for preventive maintenance, proportion of failures repairable at sea, and equipment failure rate.
Keywords :
Aircraft; Costs; Equipment failure; Failure analysis; Marine vehicles; Power generation; Preventive maintenance; Reliability engineering; Standby generators; Systems engineering and theory; Diesel generator; Markov system; Monte Carlo analysis; Preventive maintenance; Ship system; Spares;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1976.5220024
