Syllabus - Reliability Engineering (BM702 (C))

Biomedical Engineering

Reliability Engineering (BM702 (C))

VII-Semester

Unit. 1

Introduction to reliability and indices

Review of probability theory. Density and distribution function of continuous and discrete random variable.

Unit. 2

Component reliability, hazard function, failure laws, exponential failure law, wear in period and its importance

Safety and reliability, replacement, methods of reliability improvement.

Unit. 3

Unit. 4

Unit. 5

Reliability evaluation of series, parallel, and series–parallel network. Complex network reliability evaluation using event, space, decomposition, tie-set, cut-set and MonteCarlo simulation technique, convergence in Monte Carlo simulation. Stand by system and load sharing system,multi-state models

Markov process, State diagram, Availability and unavailability function. Evaluation of time dependent and limiting state probabilities. MTTF calculation. Concept of frequency and durations. State enumeration method for evaluating failure frequency, MUT, MDT,frequency balance approach.

Practicals

Reference Books

  • Introduction to reliability engineering –E.E.Lewis, John Wiley and Sons, 1987

  • Reliability and maintainability engineering, C.E. Ebeling, TMH, 2006

  • Reliability Engineering : Probability Models and maintenance methods –Joel A.Nachlas,Taylor and Francis 2005

  • Reliability evaluation of engineering system: concept and techniques-R. Billinton, R.N.Allon, Pitman, 1984