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Reliability Analysis of a Three-unit Pumping System

Reliability Analysis of a Three-unit Pumping System
	© 2022 by IJETT Journal
	Volume-70 Issue-6
	Year of Publication : 2022
	Authors : Syed Mohd Rizwan, Habib Al Nabhani, Yaqoob Al Rahbi, Senguttuvan Alagiriswamy
	DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V70I6P203

How to Cite?

Syed Mohd Rizwan, Habib Al Nabhani, Yaqoob Al Rahbi, Senguttuvan Alagiriswamy, "Reliability Analysis of a Three-unit Pumping System," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 24-31, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V70I6P203

Abstract
Three-unit pumping system of a water pumping station is analyzed. The pumping station receives water from the desalination plant, which is then supplied to the consumers through three pumps. The pumps need to be functional to supply potable water continuously without interrupting the water network. To ensure the optimized performance of the pumps, maintenance practices need to be evaluated based on the performance of the pumps, and hence is a potential case study from a reliability outcomes perspective. Five years of real maintenance data of the three pumps are collected from the pumping station, and various failures and restoration rates are estimated from the data. The objective is to obtain the reliability indices of the system, such as mean time to system failure for two pumps, availability, and the expected busy period of the maintenance team, for gauging the operational capabilities of the pumps. Semi-Markov and regenerative processes have been used for this analysis.

Keywords
Reliability, Pumps, Failures, Repairs, Semi–Markov processes, Regenerative processes.

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