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Maintenance and Reliability Engineering

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Industrial Technologies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2025) | Viewed by 2174

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Gopinath Chattopadhyay

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Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Churchill, VIC 3842, Australia
Interests: asset management; reliability; availability; maintainability; safety and continual improvement

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Maintenance and Reliability Engineering are extremely important for best practice asset management for reducing cost and risks and further enhancing performance. This special issue will cover issues and challenges and how address those using systems, standards, data analysis, modelling and risk informed decision making.

Dr. Gopinath Chattopadhyay
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • maintenance
  • reliability analysis
  • reliability assessment

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Incorporating Epistemic Uncertainties in Ship Operability Study
by Tamara Petranović and Joško Parunov
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(8), 4268; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15084268 - 12 Apr 2025
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Ship operability diagrams are commonly defined based on the seakeeping analysis, showing which course and speed can safely be taken at the sea state to satisfy pre-defined seakeeping limiting values. Although ship operability diagrams are inherently probabilistic, because of the random nature of [...] Read more.
Ship operability diagrams are commonly defined based on the seakeeping analysis, showing which course and speed can safely be taken at the sea state to satisfy pre-defined seakeeping limiting values. Although ship operability diagrams are inherently probabilistic, because of the random nature of the environmental loads, their outcome is deterministic, showing if the seakeeping criteria are satisfied or not for a certain combination of environmental and operational parameters. In the present study, uncertainties in seakeeping predictions and limiting values, which are usually neglected, are integrated into the ship operability analysis. This results in probabilistic operability diagrams, where the seakeeping criteria are exceeded with certain probabilities. The approach is demonstrated in the example of the passenger ship on a route in the Adriatic Sea. Semi-analytical closed-form expressions are used for seakeeping analysis, while limiting values for vertical bow acceleration, pitch, slamming, roll, and propeller emergence are analyzed. The second-order reliability method is used to calculate probabilities of the exceedance of the seakeeping criteria, and the results are presented as probabilistic operability diagrams. The method enables the determination of a new probabilistic operability index applicable to the ship design and represents a prerequisite for risk-based decision making in ship operation. It is also presented how the method can be validated for the existing shipping route using numerical wave databases. Full article
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Enhancing Reliability Performance in Distribution Networks Using Monte Carlo Simulation for Optimal Investment Option Selection
by Jelisaveta Krstivojević and Jelena Stojković Terzić
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(8), 4209; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15084209 - 11 Apr 2025
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Limited financial resources significantly impact the ability of distribution system operators to prioritize maintenance, upgrade infrastructure, and integrate advanced technologies. To optimize resource allocation, a structured and detailed analysis is essential for maximizing reliability improvements within budget constraints. This paper presents a methodology [...] Read more.
Limited financial resources significantly impact the ability of distribution system operators to prioritize maintenance, upgrade infrastructure, and integrate advanced technologies. To optimize resource allocation, a structured and detailed analysis is essential for maximizing reliability improvements within budget constraints. This paper presents a methodology for enhancing the reliability performance of semi-urban and rural distribution networks by identifying optimal investment strategies under financial limitations. Investment options are categorized into three groups: (1) installing new components where none previously existed, (2) replacing aging, higher-failure-rate equipment with new components, and (3) upgrading both network components and operational strategies. To determine the most effective investments, the selection process aims to minimize the System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and Energy Not Supplied (ENS), while also considering an economic metric that quantifies reliability in monetary terms. The methodology was tested on networks with diverse consumer types, incorporating Monte Carlo simulation to account for uncertainties in component reliability indices and node loads. An optimization algorithm was developed, implemented, and validated using representative test networks, demonstrating its effectiveness in guiding investment decisions for improved distribution system reliability. Full article
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Stochastic Analysis of an Industrial System with Preparation Time Repair under Warranty Policy
by Zienab M. Hussien and Mohamed S. El-Sherbeny
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(17), 7494; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177494 - 24 Aug 2024
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The main purpose of this study is to examine the behavior of certain industrial systems under the conditions of product warranty policy. Given this policy, we are interested in considering all the parameters of the system in order to study them and show [...] Read more.
The main purpose of this study is to examine the behavior of certain industrial systems under the conditions of product warranty policy. Given this policy, we are interested in considering all the parameters of the system in order to study them and show their impact on the proposed system. In order to increase the efficiency of the system and activate the product warranty policy, the system will undergo a preliminary examination for any system failure occurrence to determine the reasons that led to the failure. After completing the initial inspection, the mechanic will decide whether it is a user-caused failure or a manufacturing defect to determine whether or not the repair of the broken appliance is covered by the manufacturer’s contractual warranty policy. All times in the system are assumed as a negative exponential distribution. The expressions for some measures of system effectiveness such as reliability, mean time to system failure (MTSF), and availability are derived using the supplementary variable technique and Laplace transform. Sensitivity analysis and a relative sensitivity are then carried out in order to recognize how each system parameter affects performance measures. Finally, some numerical examples are designed and performed to show how the change of each system parameter affects system performance. Full article
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