Reliability.ppt

Reliability SMJ 4812 Project Mgmt and Maintenance Eng. Definition of Reliability “Probability that a system or product will perform in a satisfactory manner for a given period of time when used under specified operating condition” Reliability - 4 main elements probability – numerical representation - number of times that an event occurs (success) divided by total number trials Satisfactory performance – criteria established which describe what is considered to be satisfactory system operation Specifed time – measure against which degree of system performance can be related - used to predict probability of an item surviving without failure for a designated period of time Specified operating conditions expect a system to function - environmental factors, humidity, vibration, shock, temperature cycle, operational profile, etc. LIFE CYCLE CURVE typical life history curve for infinite no of items – ‘bathtub curve comparison of failure rate with time 3 distinct phase – debugging , chance failure and wear-out phase Life Cycle Curve Debugging (Infant mortality) Phase rapid decrease in failure rate Weibull distribution with shape parameter ? 1 is used to describe the occurrences of failure Usually covered by warranty period  Chance failure phase Constant failure rate – failure occur in random manner Exponential and also Weibull with ? =1 can be used to describe this phase Wear-out phase Sharp rise in failure rate – fatigue, corrosion (old age) Normal distribution is one that best describes this phase Also can use Weibull with shape parameter ? 1 Maintainability Pertains to the ease, accuracy, safety and economy in the performance of maintenance actions Ability of an item to be maintained Maintainability is a design parameter, maintenance is a result of design Measures of Maintainability MTBM – mean time between maintenance, include preventive and corrective maintenance MTBR – mean time between replacement, generate spare part requirement - mean active ma