About time-variant reliability analysis with reference to passive systems assessment

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1682-1688

  Burgazzi, Luciano ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional reliability; Passive system; Time variant

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; HYDRAULICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL ENERGY;

FUNCTIONAL RELIABILITY; NATURAL CIRCULATION; PASSIVE SYSTEMS;

PASSIVE NETWORKS;

EID: 44349147812     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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