Title :
Cost Analysis for 2-Unit Systems
Author :
Parthasarathy, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Department of Mathematics; Indian Institute of Technology; Madras - 600 036 INDIA.
Abstract :
For a 2-unit system with general repair and failure time distributions, the net profit has been studied as the difference between functions of the uptime and downtime. The mean number of products manufactured is also given.
Keywords :
Availability; Convolution; Cost function; Failure analysis; Laplace equations; Manufacturing; Mathematical model; Random variables; Reliability theory; Standby generators; 2 Unit cold standby system;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1979.5220589
