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Acta Armamentarii ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 1326-1333.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-1093.2015.07.023

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Research on the Failure Probability Models and Life Probability Characteristics of Systems with Dependent Failure

WANG Zheng1, WANG Zeng-quan1, XIE Li-yang2,3   

  1. (1.National Key Laboratory of Diesel Engine Turbocharging Technology, China North Engine Research Institute, Tianjin 300400, China;2.Institute of Modern Design and Analysis, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China; 3.Key Laboratory of Aero Power Equipment Vibration and Control of Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China)
  • Received:2014-12-25 Revised:2014-12-25 Online:2015-09-21
  • Contact: WANG Zheng E-mail:wzneu@126.com

Abstract: The effect of failure dependence on the failure probability characteristics of systems is taken into account, and the system strength probability distribution models of series system and parallel system are derived from the system level, respectively. The failure probability models of series and parallel systems, which can embody the effects of parameters, such as system composing structure, load, strength, and so on, are developed by taking continuous variable and discrete variable as the life parameters, respectively. The life probability characteristics of series and parallel systems are studied. The results show that the mean time to first failure (MTTFF) of parallel system is not only more than that of series system but also more than those of the components that compose the system, and the MTTFF of series system is less than those of the components.

Key words: probability theory, system, failure dependence, failure probability, life distribution, mean time to first failure

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