Risk-based decision making method for maintenance policy selection of thermal power plant equipment

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 964-975

  Carazas, F G ^a   Souza, G F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Availability; Decision making; Gas turbines; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

COSTS; EQUIPMENT; GAS TURBINES; JOURNAL BEARINGS; LUBRICATING OILS; LUBRICATION; MAINTAINABILITY; POWER PLANTS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; TURBOMACHINERY;

COST OF FAILURE; CRITICAL EQUIPMENT; DECISION CRITERIONS; DECISION-MAKING METHOD; DESIGN MODIFICATIONS; EQUIPMENT COSTS; FAILURE PROBABILITY; LUBRICATING OIL SYSTEM; LUBRICATION OIL; MAINTENANCE COST; MAINTENANCE POLICY; OIL PUMP; OPEN CYCLES; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; POWER PLANT OPERATIONS; RISK-BASED DECISIONS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MAINTENANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY STRATEGY; POWER PLANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMAL POWER; TURBINE;

EID: 76449095668     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.06.054     Document Type: Article

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