Title :
Reliability of a Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F System for Markov-Dependent Components
Author :
Papastavridis, Stavros ; Lambiris, Menelaos
Author_Institution :
Head; Applied Mathematics Division; University of Patras; 261 10 Patras, GREECE.
fDate :
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We examine a consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system, where the probability of failure of a component depends upon the state, (good or failed) of the preceding component; ie, the states of the components form a Markov chain. We compute the reliability of such a system, via a recurrence relation.
Keywords :
Failure analysis; Petroleum; Pipelines; Probability; Reliability theory; Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system; Markov dependence;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1987.5222300
