Cost-benefit analysis of a 2-unit priority-standby system with patience-time for repair

Author

Singh, S.K. ; Singh, R.P. ; Shukla, Sindhu

Author_Institution

Ravishankar Univ., Raipur, India

Volume

40

Issue

1

fYear

1991

fDate

4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

11

Lastpage

14

Abstract

The cost of a one-server two-unit (one priority and the other ordinary) cold-standby system with two modes-normal and total failure-is analysed. Whenever the repair time of a failed priority unit exceeds some given maximum time, it is rejected and an order is placed for a new unit. Failure and delivery time distributions are negative exponentials, whereas repair and replacement time distributions are arbitrary. An analysis of the system is made to determine the reliability measures (MTSF (meantime to system failure), steady-state availability, busy period analysis of repairman, etc.) by using the regenerative point technique

Keywords

maintenance engineering; reliability theory; 2-unit priority-standby system; cold-standby system; cost-benefit analysis; delivery time distributions; failure time distributions; meantime to system failure; normal mode; regenerative point technique; reliability; repair time; repair time distributions; steady-state availability; total failure mode; Agriculture; Availability; Bismuth; Cost benefit analysis; Failure analysis; Laplace equations; Reliability theory; Steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Reliability, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9529

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/24.75325

Filename

75325