On the optimal scheduling of periodic tests and maintenance for reliable redundant components

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-72

  Courtois, Pierre Jacques ^a,b   Delsarte, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Association Vincotte Nuclear   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Availability; Maintenance; Optimal scheduling; Periodic tests; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AVAILABILITY; COMPUTATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; REDUNDANCY; SCHEDULING;

OPTIMAL SCHEDULING; PERIODIC TESTS; SYSTEM FAILURE;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 24644463238     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.11.013     Document Type: Article

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