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Cost Analysis of A System with Preventive Maintenance by Using the Kolmogorov’s Forward Equations Method

Khaled Moh. El-Said

Abstract

This study deals with cost analysis of a two- unit cold standby redundant system with preventive maintenance.The random failure occurs at random times which follow an exponential distribution and also the repair time are assumed to be exponentially distributed. Using the Kolmogorov’s forward equations method. Several reliability characteristics are obtained. The mean time to system failure (MTSF) and the profit function are studied graphically.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 5 No. 4, 2008, 405-410

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2008.405.410

Submitted On: 17 August 2006 Published On: 30 April 2008

How to Cite: El-Said, K. M. (2008). Cost Analysis of A System with Preventive Maintenance by Using the Kolmogorov’s Forward Equations Method. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(4), 405-410. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2008.405.410

Open AccessCopyright: © 2008 Khaled Moh. El-Said. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Cost analysis
  • steady-state availability
  • mean time to system failure (MTSF)
  • preventive maintenance (pm) and the kolmogorov’s forward equations method