A method of plant design evaluation featuring maintainability and reliability

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-79

  Thompson, G ^a   Geominne, J ^a   Williams, J R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design evaluation method; Maintainability; Plant systems; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; MAINTAINABILITY; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

PLANT DESIGN EVALUATION;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 0031631598     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954408981529312     Document Type: Article

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