Reliability design of a reciprocating compressor suction reed valve in a common refrigerator subjected to repetitive pressure loads

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 979-991

  Woo, Seong woo ^a   O'Neal, Dennis L ^b   Pecht, Michael ^c  

^a SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated life testing; Load analysis; Parameter design; Robustness

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING; ACCELERATED LIFE TESTS; COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS; CORRECTIVE ACTIONS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DESIGN PHASE; FAILURE MODES AND MECHANISMS; FAILURE RATE; KEY CONTROL; LOAD ANALYSIS; PARAMETER DESIGNS; PRESSURE LOAD; RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR; RELIABILITY DESIGN; SANDVIK; SHARP EDGES;

COMPRESSORS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOAD TESTING; REFRIGERATORS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TESTING;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 77950030904     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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