Physics-of-failure analysis of cooling fans

2011 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, PHM-Shenzhen 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Jin, Xiaohang ^a   Azarian, Michael H ^b   Lau, Chunpiu ^a   Cheng, L L ^a   Pecht, Michael ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling Fan; Failure Modes; Mechanisms and Effects Analysis (FMMEA); Reliability; Risk Priority Number

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; COOLING FANS; CRITICAL PARTS; EFFECTS ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; FAILURE MECHANISM; INTERMITTENT FAILURE; LOW-COST SOLUTION; OPERATING POINTS; PHYSICS-OF-FAILURE; PRIORITIZATION; PROGNOSTICS AND HEALTH MANAGEMENTS; RISK PRIORITY NUMBER; THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); COOLING SYSTEMS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ELECTRONIC COOLING;

EID: 79960904354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PHM.2011.5939584     Document Type: Conference Paper

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