A developing society needs to adapt to change and foster creativity. In the pursuit of continual improvement (e.g., reducing fossil-fuel consumption and waste, better service performance, greater availability and improved reliability), implementing wise maintenance-schedules is essential for...

The ability to assess faults in a system, while it is operating, requires an appropriate set of measurements. Engine availability can be increased if the faults can be detected, isolated and assessed, so enabling an optimised shutdown of the plant for maintenance to ensue. Depending on the...

Sensor failures are a major cause of concern in engine-performance monitoring as they can result in false alarms and, in some cases, lead to the condemnation of a non-offending component or section of the engine. This condition has the potential to increase engine downtime and thus incur higher...

Remarkable improvements have occurred recently in the maintenance management of physical assets and productive systems, so that less wastages of energy and resources occur. The requirement for optimal preventive maintenance, using, for instance, just-in-time (JIT) and total quality-management...

For any country, having a large indigenous petrochemical-producing industry tends to lead to raised prosperity, improved average standard-of-living for the population and the introduction of associated modern-technology locally. However, such benefits in Nigeria have as yet not been forthcoming...

The Tristar aircraft, operated by the Royal Air Force, fly many thousands of hours per year in the transport and air-to-air refuelling roles. A large amount of engine data is recorded for each of the Rolls-Royce RB211-524B4 engines: it is used to aid the maintenance process. Data are also...

Today's economic climate requires that each industry aims at achieving maximum production capability, while minimizing capital investment e.g. in the maintenance function. This means finding ways to maximize equipment reliability and up-time and extend plant and equipment life through...

The study examined the degree of market power in the export demand for Nigerian Cocoa with focus on the Dutch Market. The study covered the periods of 1961-2007 and data comprised published national aggregates on specific trade and macroeconomic variables from reputable sources. Two Stage Least...

One of the distinguishing features of the civil aero-engine market is its highcompetitiveness. The costs and risks associated with new projects are such that thedifference between two apparently equally attractive options could result in success fromone and a threat to the survival of the...