Title :
Mean Time to Failure for a Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F System
Author :
Papastavridis, Stavros ; Hadjichristos, John
Author_Institution :
Head Applied Mathematics Division; University of Patras; 261 10 Patras; GREECE
fDate :
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A general formula is given for the mean time to failure of a consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system with equal component-failure probabilities. The special case of Weibuil life distribution is examined.
Keywords :
Failure analysis; Numerical stability; Reliability theory; Consecutive-k-out-of-n:F system; System Mean Time to Failure;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1987.5222305
