TIME TO FAILURE FOR A “K PARALLEL R-OUT-OF-N" SYSTEM

• Published in: International journal of modelling & simulation Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 1
• Main Authors: Kostandyan, Erik E., Lamberson, Leonard R., Houshyar, Azim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Calgary Taylor & Francis Ltd 2010
• Subjects: Probability distribution; Random variables; Simulation; Systems analysis

A "k parallel r-out-of-n:F" system is structured with "k" parallel subsystems where each subsystem will function if at least "r" out of "n" components function within each subsystem. The time-to- failure distribution for "k parallel r-out-of-n:F" sys...