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Solutions to Selected Problems Ebeling, Introduction to Reliability and Maintainability

CHAPTER 6 Engineering

6.1 Load Sharing System:

t R(t)

1 .9745

2 .9133

3 .8333

4 .7456

5 .6574

6.2 Standby System: 1=1/MTTF1=1/1000=.001, =1/333=.003, 2=1/2000=.0005

a)

t R(t)

275 0.9087

280 0.9060

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290 0.9005

291 0.8999

design life=291 hours

b)

6.3 Standby System:

a)

b)

6.4 Standby System with Switching Failures:

a)

b)

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6.7 Load Sharing System with and =.2.

6.8

Single 1000 gpm pump:

and

Load Sharing System: MTTF=700 is preferred MTTF.

By trial and error: t R(t)

200 .8452

225 .8149

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235 .8026

236 .8014

237 .8001 tR = 237 hrs is preferred design life.

6.9 Standby System with :

By trial and error: td=295.5 hrs

This system is preferred based on both design time and MTTF.

6.10

a)

b) Standby System with Switching Failure ( ):

c) Load Sharing System (eqns 616,17 & 18):

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MTTF(a) = 1/.0034 + 1/.0105 1/[.0034+.0105] = 317.4

MTTF(c) = =235.57

6.11 Three Component Standby System:

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