DocumentCode
1344282
Title
A Method of Symbolic Steady-State Availability Evaluation of k-out-of-n:G System
Author
Gupta, Hariom ; Sharma, Jaydev
Author_Institution
Electrical Engineering Dept; University of Roorkee; Roorkee - 247 672 INDIA.
Issue
1
fYear
1979
fDate
4/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
56
Lastpage
57
Abstract
This paper presents a method for computing the symbolic steady-state (s.s.) availability of a k-out-of-n:G system which can be represented by a Markov process with constant transition rates. Units have 3 states. The method is particularly suitable when s.s. availability must be evaluated repeatedly for the fixed configuration and several transition rates.
Keywords
Availability; Equations; Hazards; Markov processes; Reliability theory; Steady-state; Digraph; Intrees; Steady-state availability; Transition matrix;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1979.5220475
Filename
5220475
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