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Performance modeling in critical engineering systems using RAM analysis

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  • Sharma, Rajiv Kumar
  • Kumar, Sunand

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Reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) analysis of system is helpful in carrying out design modifications, if any, required to achieve minimum failures or to increase mean time between failures (MTBF) and thus to plan maintainability requirements, optimize reliability and maximize equipment availability. To this effect, the paper presents the application of RAM analysis in a process industry. Markovian approach is used to model the system behavior. For carrying out analysis, transition diagrams for various subsystems are drawn and differential equations associated with them are formulated. After obtaining the steady state solution the corresponding values of reliability and maintainability are estimated at different mission times. The computed results are presented to plant personnel for their active consideration. The results proved helpful to them for analyzing the system behavior and thereby to improve the system performance considerably by adopting and practicing suitable maintenance policies/strategies.

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  • Sharma, Rajiv Kumar & Kumar, Sunand, 2008. "Performance modeling in critical engineering systems using RAM analysis," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 93(6), pages 913-919.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:93:y:2008:i:6:p:913-919
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2007.03.039
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