Description
Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to remove the mystique surrounding reliability engineering techniques. It provides practical guidance to the practising engineer who may have a general knowledge of the concepts of reliability, but who lacks a sufficiently precise understanding of the language concerned.
Table of ContentsPart One: The philosophy, principles, and concepts of reliability engineering The concept of mechanical reliability; Operational and cost implications; Summary. Part Two: Analysis of in-service reliability experience Analysis of in-service experience for mechanical components; Analysis of in-service experience for repairable systems Part Three: A basic approach to reliability assessment for mechanical process systems Uses of reliability assessment; The analysis of simple systems; Active parallel systems with partial redundancy and systems with standby units Part Four: Techniques for process plant reliability assessment Reliability prediction; Fault Tree Analysis; Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA); Complex systems: some further methods of analysis Part Five: Collection and processing of reliability data Introduction to data collection; Data requirements and reliability parameters; Reliability data collection systems Part Six: Case Studies.
