Evaluation of risk and cost using an age-dependent unavailability modelling of test and maintenance for standby components

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-155

  Kančev, Duško ^a   Čepin, Marko ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Age dependent unavailability model; Component ageing; Optimal test interval; Risk informed decision making; Sequential testing; Staggered testing

Indexed keywords

AGE-DEPENDENT UNAVAILABILITY MODEL; COMPONENT AGEING; OPTIMAL TEST INTERVAL; RISK-INFORMED DECISION MAKING; SEQUENTIAL TESTING; STAGGERED TESTING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79551683695     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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