Sensitivity Analysis of a Cold Standby System with Priority for Preventive Maintenance

Optimizing system maintenance with sensitivity analysis

by Arun Kumar*, Dr. Deepika Garg, Dr. Pardeep Goel,

- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540

Volume 16, Issue No. 4, Mar 2019, Pages 253 - 258 (6)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals


ABSTRACT

The paper analyzes sensitivity analysis of a cold standby system with priority for preventive maintenance consist two identical units with server failure using Regenerative Point Graphical Technique (RPGT). In this present paper there are two units one of which is online while other is kept in cold standby mode. Online cold standby unit are indistinguishable in nature and have just two modes one is full limit and second is totally finished failure. There is single repair facility which is available. Taking Repair rates and Failure rates are constant. A state chart of the framework delineating the transition rates is drawn. Sensitive analysis of framework is done which might be helpful to management in keeping up the different units of system Tables figures are set up to look at and draw the conclusion.

KEYWORD

sensitivity analysis, cold standby system, priority, preventive maintenance, identical units, server failure, Regenerative Point Graphical Technique, online unit, standby unit, repair rates

INTRODUCTION

In this present paper there are two units one of which is online while other is kept in cold standby mode. Online & cold standby unit are indistinguishable in nature and have just two modes one is full limit and second is totally finished failure. There is single repairman as talked about to upkeep the units in all situations. Online unit just may experience preventive maintenance before failure. A unit is repaired just on its total disappointment need is appointed for preventive maintenance over the repair of a unit preventive upkeep office helps in declines the crumbling rates of online units in various working state. The irregular different related with failure & repair of units, server & preventive support and treatment time of server are measurably free and furthermore have distinct distributions probability. The system is displayed utilizing semi-Markov procedure and RPGT different system reliability parameters. Sensitivity analysis tables & figures for framework parameters are set up for expanding failure and repair rates. Corresponding chart are drawn and analysis of parameters is composed from these tables and graphs in this manner acquired. Gupta, R. 1 the paper discussed about a one unit framework alongside two sorts of repairman & repeat repair policies on failure of unit, this is attempted by any common repairman alongside the way that it may not ready to do a portion of complex repairs. Likewise, there might be a plausibility of harming the units amid repair by him, which can result it to go into increasingly more debased state. Kumar J. & Malik S. C. 2 , Choudhary, A., Neeraj & Kumar, K. 3, Bhardwaj, R. K., Kour, K. & Malik S. C.4 and Liu., R. 5 have also discussed preventive maintenance, reliability modeling analysis of a single unit and its applications. Kumar, R., Poonia, M. & Goel, P.6 have also studied on stochastic and availability analysis of two units with increasing failure/ repair rates. Chaudhary Nidhi, Goel P. 7, Gupta, R., Sharma, S. & Bhardwaj 8 and Tuteja, R. K. & Taneja, G. 9 has studied availability and behavior analysis of two or more units system using RPGT technique. Ms. Rachita and Garg D. 10 and Kumar A., Goel P., Garg D., and Sahu A. 11have also discussed reliability analysis using different technique.

Assumptions and notations:-

1. A single repair man is accessible 24*7. 2. Repaired framework is as great/good. 3. Failure rate & landing rates are statistically independent. αi:- Constant failure rate. g(t)/f(t) :- repair / preventive maintenance time of unit. w(t):- arrival/leading time of server. AUr : Unit is fizzled & under fix. AWr: Unit is fizzled & waiting for fix. HUt: Server is fizzled & under treatment from past state. HUT: Server is fizzled & continuously under treatment from past state. AUR : Unit is fizzled & under repair from past state. AWR: Unit is fizzled & waiting for repair continuously from past state.

Model Description:-

Taking into consideration above assumptions & notations, Transition Diagram of system is given Figure 1.

Figure 1 Transition Diagram of system Transition Probability:

qi,j(t): Probability compactness function regenerative state ‗i ‘and ‗j‘ pi,j: State transition probability of a regenerative state ‗i‘ to a regenerative state ‗j‘, pi,j = q_(i,j)^* (0);

It can be easily verified that

Mean Sojourn Times

Ri(t) : Reliability of system at time t, : Mean sojourn time spent in state i,

Table 2 Mean Sojourn Times Let us take

MTSF (T0): ): The regenerative un-failed states to which the system can transit(initial state ‗0‘), before entering any failed state are: ‗i‘ = 0,1,2,4 taking ‗ξ‘ = ‗0‘.

Availability of the System (A0): The regenerative states at which the system is available are ‗j‘ = 0 to 4 and the regenerative states are ‗i‘ = 0 to 8 taking ‗ξ‘ = ‗0‘ the total fraction of time for which the system is available is given by

Busy Period of the Server: The regenerative states where server j = 1 to 8 & regenerative states are ‗i‘ = 0 to 8, taking ξ = ‗0‘, the total fraction of time for which the server remains busy is Expected Fractional Number of Inspections by the repair man: The regenerative states where the repair man do this job j = 3,5,6,7,8 the regenerative states are i = 0 to 8, Taking ‗ξ‘ = ‗0‘, the number of visit by the repair man is given by

repair rates. Taking αi = 0.10 (1 ≤ i ≤ 2) and varying β1, β2, β3, one by one respectively at 0.80, 0.90, 1.00

MTSF (T0):-

MTSF (T0) Table Table 3 Figure 2 Availability of the System (A0) Table Table 4 Availability of the System Graph Figure 3 Table 5 Busy Period of the Server Graph Figure 4 Expected Fractional Number of Inspection by Repairman (V0) Table Table 6 Expected Fractional Number of Inspection by the Repairman Graph Figure 5

Scenario2: Now we consider Sensitivity Analysis scenario 2 with respect to change in failure rates: taking βi = 0.80 (1 ≤ i ≤ 3) and varying α1, α2 one by one respectively at 0.10, 0.20, 0.30.

Table 7 Mean Time to System Failure Graph Figure 6 Availability of the System (A0) Table Table 8 Availability of the System Graph Figure 7 Busy Period of the Server (B0) Table Table 9

Figure 8 Expected Fractional Number of Inspection by Repairman (V0) Table Table 10 Expected Fractional Number of Inspection by the Repairman Graph Figure 9

CONCLUSION:-

From the above table 3 & figure 2, it is concluded that T0 is constant for corresponding repair rates. From the above table 4 we see that A0 increase more quickly with the expansion in repair rates of units. However, the rate of increase in greatest when β rate of server increase on contrasting the impact of β rates it is quicker with the expansion in repair rate of units. From table 5, we see that B0 increase in repair rates, yet its rate of diminishing increasingly over the other repair rates if there should arise an occurrence of online units repair rates. From the table 6 it is seen that estimation of V0 is same for same estimation of repair rates of units. Be that as it & server as we produced using top to bottom, while contrasting the tabular qualities in columns, we see that T0 increment quick with the expansion in failure rate of online unit. From table 8 & figure 7, we see that Ao decrease all the more quickly with the expansion, in restoration rate of preventive support, subsequently to keep estimation of Ao. From table 7 & figure 8 that it is concluded that value of B0 Increases in all columns as failure rates increment. Be that as it may, it increment at quicker rate with increment in failure rate of online units. From table 10, we see that value of V0 increment with the expansion in failure rates which is practical too.

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Corresponding Author Arun Kumar*

Research Scholar, G. D. Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana rnkumar535@gmail.com