Abstract

The paper deals with the stochastic analysis of a k-out-of-n:G trichotomous system with load sharing. When any of the n components fails due to open mode failure, the entire load is distributed among the remaining (n-1) components and the system operates with increased failure rate of each operating component i.e. the entire load is shared by the remaining components. This process remains continued till we have k good components. The system may also break down when all the components fail due to some common cause or there is a close mode failure in any component during its operation. The various reliability and cost effectiveness measures useful to system designers have been obtained by supplementary variable technique. The Classical and Bayesian estimates have been obtained for reliability and other characteristics. Monte Carlo Simulation technique is used to derive the posterior distribution for steady state availability and MTSF in a 2-out-of-3:G system.

Author: Rakesh Gupta and Swati Kujal

Received on: April, 2014

Accepted on: February, 2015