The Reliability of Mechanical Systems

Clarifying reliability techniques for mechanical systems

Engineers strive for reliability with each design they create, an often daunting responsibility that can involve more technical knowledge than the design itself. The Reliability of Mechanical Systems provides practical guidance, bringing clarity to reliability engineering techniques and making complex technical concepts accessible to those who may not understand the language of reliability enough to effectively use the techniques they already know. With detailed explanations of CUSUM analysis, Laplace trends, and more, this book adds value to the work of any engineer. Part One: The philosophy, principles, and concepts of reliability engineering The concept of mechanical reliability

Operational and cost implications

Summary.

Part Two: Analysis of in-service reliability experience Analysis of in-service experience for mechanical components

Analysis of in-service experience for repairable systems Part Three: A basic approach to reliability assessment for mechanical process systems Uses of reliability assessment

The analysis of simple systems

Active parallel systems with partial redundancy and systems with standby units

Part Four: Techniques for process plant reliability assessment Reliability prediction

Fault Tree Analysis

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Complex systems: some further methods of analysis

Part Five: Collection and processing of reliability data Introduction to data collection

Data requirements and reliability parameters

Reliability data collection systems

Part Six: Case Studies

John Davidson graduated as a Mechchanical Engineer, and then spent three years studying in the United States, first at the University of Kansas and then at Massachusettes Institute of Technology, where he was awarded a Master's Degree in Industrial Management. He was commissioned in REME on his return to the UK and spent two years in Germany.