Homework # 3

a. Since MTTF = 1100hr, = 1/ 1100

R ( 200 )=e

200

=e 1100 =0.834

b. Design life

t R=

lnR
=ln 0.90 (1100 ) =115.9 hrs

c. Median time

t med=

ln 0.5
=ln 0.5 (1100 )=762.5 hrs

d. Reliability of redundant system

2

R ( 200 )=1( 1e t ) =0.972

a.
n

( t )= i ( t )=.001+0.005+0.0007+ 0.0025+0.00001=0.00921
i=1

1
1
MTTF= =
=108.6 days
0.00921
=MTTF=108.6 days
b.

t R=

lnR
ln 0.99
=
=1.09 days
0.00921

Redundancy and CFR system

Given R(t) = 0.95 at t = 3000 hrs
2

R ( t ) =1( 1et ) = =0.000084365( solved by excel)

1
1
MTTF= =
=11853.2hrs
0.000084365

a. MTTF of each component and the system

Given 1=2 2 3 =3 2
n

( t )= i ( t ) =2 2+ 3 2 + 2=6 2
i=1

R ( t ) =e

= (t)=

( t )=6 2 = 2=

ln 0.95
=0.010259
5

0.0101259
=0.00171
6

1=2 2 =0.00171 2=0.00342

3 =3 2=0.00171 3=0.00513

MTT F 1=

1
1
=
=292.4 years
1 0.00342

MTT F 2=

1
1
=
=584.8 years
2 0.00171

MTT F 3=

1
1
=
=194.9 years
3 0.00513

MTT F sys=
b. For

1
1
=
=97.5 years
(t) 0.010259
sys=0.010259
t 2

R ( t ) =1( 1e
MTTF=

) =10.0025=0.9975

1.5
=146.2 years