. Estimating the reliability and the time to failure of such devices will be of great value. Weibull distribution has been widely … used to assess the reliability of many systems. In this article, the three parameter Weibull distribution and Cuckoo search … algorithm are combined to optimize the reliability and the maintenance cost of a RIAD 60 storage system. The numerical results …

Abstract Most of the component level reliability test plans that are available in literature have been developed for …, Reliability Engineering and System Safety 78: 33-43, 2002], component failure rates are explicitly expressed in terms of … Reliability 36: 419-424, 1987], except that it involves the use of Arithmetic-Geometric Mean inequality. The obtained numerical …

reliability test plans for the components of series systems under the assumptions that the component lifetimes are independent … plans proposed by Altinel and Özekici (1997) and Alitnel et al. (IIE Transactions 33: 1093-1108, 2001, Reliability … as the construction of reliability test plans on component level is concerned, this is the first instance of the use of …

processes utilized to meet this vision employ performance based trade studies to determine the lowest cost, highest reliability … allows the decision maker to evaluate the highest reliability, lowest cost lunar architectures without being distracted by … the performance details of the architecture. To achieve this methodology of bringing optimal cost and reliability …

The success of a new product depends on both engineering decisions (product reliability) and marketing decisions (price …, warranty). A higher reliability results in a higher manufacturing cost and higher sale price. Consumers are willing to pay a … higher price only if they can be assured about product reliability. Product warranty is one such tool to signal reliability …

The paper deals with the problem of operating the reliability of prosumers as part of a district heating system, taking … the functions of prosumers. Methodology is based on the use of nodal reliability indices, models of Markov processes …