Reliability engineering for nuclear and other high technology systems : a practical guide

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 12
Foreword......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Chapter 1 Introduction......Page 16
1.1 Overview of the Nuclear Industry......Page 18
1.2 Reliability Assurance Program Elements......Page 26
Chapter 2 Reliability Analysis......Page 36
2.1 Basic Reliability Concepts......Page 40
2.2 Basic Maintainability Concepts......Page 46
2.3 Availability Analysis and Improvement......Page 51
2.4 Reliability Degradation and Control......Page 66
2.5 Software Reliability Analysis......Page 74
2.6 Reliability Analysis Techniques......Page 85
Chapter 3 Specifying Safe, Reliable and Cost-Effective Equipment......Page 95
3.1 Planning and Implementing a Life Cycle Reliability Program......Page 95
3.2 Reliability Management......Page 106
3.2.1 Element number 1: Reliability program planning......Page 116
3.2.2 Element number 2: Organization......Page 121
3.2.3 Element number 3: Program review......Page 123
3.2.4 Element number 4: Configuration control and management......Page 123
3.2.5 Element number 5: Supplier audit and surveillance......Page 124
3.2.6 Element number 6: Reliability critical items list (and control)......Page 125
3.2.7 Element number 7: Reliability training and indoctrination......Page 126
3.3 Design Assurance Elements......Page 127
3.3.1 Element number 8: Tradeoff analysis......Page 130
3.3.2 Element number 9: Reliability and maintainability specification......Page 132
3.3.3 Element number 10: Reliability mathematical modeling......Page 134
3.3.4 Element number 11: Reliability prediction and allocation......Page 135
3.3.5 Element number 12: Maintainability prediction and allocation......Page 138
3.3.6 Element number 13: Diagnostics and modularity......Page 139
3.3.7 Element number 14: Human factors reliability analysis......Page 140
3.3.8 Element number 15: Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) and fault tree analysis (FTA)......Page 141
3.3.9 Element number 16: Common mode failure (CMF)/common cause failure (CCF) analyses......Page 144
3.3.10 Element number 17: Single failure analysis......Page 145
3.3.11 Element number 18: Life cycle cost (LCC) assessment and analysis......Page 145
3.3.12 Element number 19: Reliability growth (and tracking)......Page 146
3.3.13 Element number 20: Reliability demonstration......Page 148
3.3.14 Element number 21: Design reviews......Page 150
3.4 Component Availability......Page 152
3.4.1 Element number 22: Component derating......Page 153
3.4.2 Element number 23: Component quality level......Page 154
3.4.3 Element number 24: Component failure rate modeling and estimation......Page 155
3.4.4 Element number 25: Component testing methods and compliance......Page 156
3.4.5 Element number 26: Component selection, specification and quality assurance......Page 158
3.4.6 Element number 27: Effects of storage/dormant periods and shelf life......Page 159
3.4.7 Element number 28: Maintenance planning (RCM)......Page 160
3.4.8 Element number 29: Spare parts/logistics analysis......Page 161
3.5 Reliability Degradation Control......Page 162
3.5.1 Element number 30: Controlled screening and burn-in......Page 163
3.5.2 Element number 31: Reliability acceptance......Page 165
3.5.3 Element number 32: Degradation control......Page 166
3.6 Operational Reliability Assurance......Page 168
3.6.1 Element number 33: Cyclic inspection......Page 168
3.6.2 Element number 34: Reliability and maintain ability (R & M) assessment......Page 169
3.6.3 Element number 35: Probabilistic risk analysis/reliability analysis......Page 172
3.6.4 Element number 36: Reliability (or availability) improvement......Page 173
3.7 Experience Feedback......Page 174
3.7.1 Element number 37: Failure reporting analysis and corrective action (FRACA)......Page 175
3.7.2 Element number 38: Data recording and feedback......Page 177
3.8 Determining Reliability Specification Requirements......Page 178
3.9 Achieving Reliability in Commercial Equipment......Page 192
Chapter 4 Evaluating Reliability Programs for Nuclear Power Plants......Page 195
4.1 Reliability Program Audit......Page 197
4.2 Reliability Program Monitoring Guidelines......Page 208
Chapter 5 Designing for Reliability......Page 222
5.1 Part Selection......Page 224
5.1.1 Microcircuit selection guidelines......Page 226
5.1.2 Semiconductor selection guidelines......Page 229
5.1.3 Resistor selection guidelines......Page 231
5.1.4 Capacitor selection guidelines......Page 234
5.2 Application of Screening During Production (or Maintenance)......Page 237
5.3 Derating......Page 255
5.4 Diagnostics and Modularity......Page 259
5.5 Other Reliability Improvement Attributes......Page 263
Chapter 6 Reliability Engineering and Control......Page 269
6.1 Reliability Allocation, Prediction and Assessment......Page 271
6.1.1 Part count prediction......Page 275
6.1.2 Stress-strength prediction......Page 278
6.2 Maintainability Prediction/Maintenance Planning (Reliability Centered Maintenance)......Page 282
6.3 Failure Mode Analysis Concepts......Page 297
6.4 Part Control and Standardization......Page 309
6.5 Production Reliability Assurance......Page 312
6.6 Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action (FRACA)......Page 319
6.6.1 Failure report (FR)......Page 326
6.6.2 Failure analysis report (FAR) form......Page 328
6.6.3 Corrective action request (CAR) form......Page 329
6.7 Design Review......Page 329
6.8 Reliability Testing......Page 332
6.9 Software Reliability Engineering and Control......Page 341
Appendix A: Definitions......Page 354
Appendix B: Bibliography......Page 382
Standards and Specifications......Page 382
Handbooks, Guidebooks and Notebooks......Page 392
Other Publications......Page 401
Index......Page 428