Syllabus
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Course Code: Elective-IV MTIP-116 Course Name: Reliability Engineering |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Reliability Engineering: Reliability function, failure rate, Mean time between failures (MTBF), Mean time to failure
(MTTF), mortality curve, useful life availability, maintainability, system effectiveness. Introduction to probability
distributions. Time to failure distributions: Exponential, normal, Gamma, Weibull; ranking of data, probability plotting techniques, Hazard plotting Concept of Bathtub Hazard Rate curve, Reliability evaluation of two-state device networks-series, parallel, k-out-of-m systems; Standby redundant systems, Reliability evaluation of three-state device networks-series and parallel. |
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| 2 | Reliability Determination and Prediction: Reliability Determination Methods: Network reduction technique, Path
tracing technique, Decomposition technique, Delta-Star method. Advanced Reliability Evaluation Concepts: Supplementary variables technique, Interference theory, Human reliability, Common cause failures, Fault trees, Failure mode and effect analysis |
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| 3 | Reliability Prediction Models: Series and parallel systems - RBD approach - Standby systems - m/n configuration - Application of Baye's theorem - cut and tie set method - Markov analysis - FTA - Limitations | |
| 4 | Reliability testing: Time acceleration factor, influence of acceleration factor in test planning, application to acceleration
test, high temperature operating life acceleration model, temperature humidity bias acceleration model, temperature
cycle acceleration model, vibration accelerator model, failure free accelerated test planning. Accelerated reliability
growth. Risk Assessment: Definition and measurement of risk - risk analysis techniques - risk reduction resources - industrial safety and risk assessment |
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