Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ME6253 : Reliability Analysis and Maintenance Management { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Chandan Kumar Biswas
Syllabus
Introduction to Reliability Availability and Maintainability (RAM), Development of RAM Engineering, Reliability Availability and Maintainability utilization factors, down time consequences.
Reliability engineering fundamentals and applications, Historical perspectives, Definition of Reliability, Role of Reliability evaluation, Reliability assessment, relationship between different Reliability functions, typical Hazard functions, Mean time to failure, Cumulative Hazard function and average failure rate, Life testing
Application of Probability distribution function in Reliability evaluation combinational Aspects of Reliability, Markov models optimization of system Reliability, Heuristic Methods applied to optimal system Reliability. Maintainability:
Definition and application of Maintainability Engineering, Factors affecting Maintainability. Maintainability design criteria, operating and down time categories, Maintainability and its quantification, Mean time to activity restore an equipment, Mean Maintenance man hours, Mean time for corrective and Preventive Maintenance, Replacement Policies. Availability, types of Availability, approaches to increase equipment Availability.
Course Objectives
- To apply engineering knowledge and specialist techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failure
- To identify and correct the causes of failures that do occur, despite of the efforts to prevent them
- to optimize the reliability of equipment and infrastructure
- to carry out prompt emergency repair of equipment and infrastructure so as to secure the best possible availability for production
Course Outcomes
Able to estimating the likely reliability of new designs, and for analysing reliability data <br />Able to train personnel in specific maintenance skills <br />Advise on the acquisition, installation and operation of machinery <br />Ensure environmental protection.
Essential Reading
- R. Ramakumar, Reliability Engineering Fundamentals, Pearson Education
- A K Govil, Reliability Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill
Supplementary Reading
- Dimitri Kececelogu, Maintainability, Availability, and Operational Readiness, Destech Publications,Inc.
- E. Balagurusamy, Reliability Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill Education