This paper presents a risk-based methodology to estimate optimal inspection & maintenance intervals which maximize a system's availability. The methodology is comprised of two steps: availability modeling, and risk-based inspection & maintenance calculations. The methodology is easy to apply, and needs readily available data. The approach can be further improved by including an updating scheme based on the results of previous inspections. The proposed methodology is applied to the steam generating system of an oil fired thermal power plant. The results of the availability analysis are discussed here. © 2008 IEEE.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	Power plant; Risk-based approach; Risk-based inspection & maintenance; Availability; Inspection; Maintenance; Mathematical models; Steam power plants; Oil fired thermal power plant; Risk-based availability analysis; Risk analysis
Research Division:	Engineering
Research Group:	Maritime Engineering
Research Field:	Ocean Engineering
Objective Division:	Mineral Resources (excl. Energy Resources)
Objective Group:	Environmentally Sustainable Mineral Resource Activities
Objective Field:	Environmentally Sustainable Mineral Resource Activities not elsewhere classified
Author:	Khan, FI (Professor Faisal Khan)
ID Code:	94446
Year Published:	2008
Web of Science® Times Cited:	18
Deposited By:	NC Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics
Deposited On:	2014-09-09
Last Modified:	2014-09-09
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