On the estimation of failure rates of multiple pipeline systems

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 0217041-0217048

  Caleyo, F ^a   Alfonso, L ^b   Alcantara J ^a   Hallen, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Failure rate; Pipeline; Repairable system; Stochastic process

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; GAS PIPELINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PIPELINES; PIPING SYSTEMS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; WATER PIPELINES;

FAILURE DATA; FAILURE INTENSITY; FAILURE RATES; HOMOGENEOUS POISSON PROCESS; INTERVAL ESTIMATORS; MODEL PARAMETERS; OIL AND GAS; PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPELINE POPULATION; POWER LAW PROCESS (PLP); REPAIRABLE SYSTEMS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 47149098595     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2894292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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