Modeling and Simulation Based Analysis in Reliability Engineering

Recent developments in reliability engineering has become the most challenging and demanding area of research. Modeling and Simulation, along with System Reliability Engineering has become a greater issue because of high-tech industrial processes, using more complex systems today. This book gives the latest research advances in the field of modeling and simulation, based on analysis in engineering sciences. Features Focuses on the latest research in modeling and simulation based analysis in reliability engineering. Covers performance evaluation of complex engineering systems Identifies and fills the gaps of knowledge pertaining to engineering applications Provides insights on an international and transnational scale Modeling and Simulation Based Analysis in Reliability Engineering aims at providing a reference for applications of mathematics in engineering, offering a theoretical sound background with adequate case studies, and will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and academics.

1 Modeling the Assessment and Monitoring of Reliability of the Condensation Thermal Power Plants (Co-TPP) Zdravko Milovanovic, Ljubiša Papic, and Svetlana Dumonjic-Milovanovic 2 Non-exponential Distributions in Reliability Modeling of PMS: Approximation and Simulation Approaches Xiang-Yu Li, Jun Hu, Hong-Zhong Huang, and Yan-Feng Li 3 Optimal Periodic Software Rejuvenation Policies in Discrete Time—Survey and Applications T. Dohi, J. Zheng, and H. Okamura 4 Potential Applications of Multivariate Analysis for Modeling the Reliability of Repairable Systems—Examples Tested Miguel Angel Navas, Carlos Sancho, and Jose Carpio 5 Phased Mission Systems—Modeling and Reliability Kanchan Jain, Isha Dewan, and Monika Rani 6 Bayesian Inference on General-Order Statistic Models Aniket Jain, Biswabrata Pradhan, and Debasis Kundu 7 Large-Scale Reliability-Redundancy Allocation Optimization Problem Using Three Soft Computing Methods Mohamed Arezki Mellal and Edward J. Williams 8 A New Distribution-Free Reliability Monitoring Scheme: Advances and Applications in Engineering Ioannis S. Triantafyllou 9 Modeling and Simulation of a Sustainable Hybrid Energy System under Changing Power Reliability Index at User End Anurag Chauhan 10 Signature Reliability of k-out-of-n Sliding Window System Akshay Kumar and Mangey Ram 11 Modeling Reliability of Component-Based Software Systems Preeti Malik, Lata Nautiyal, and Mangey Ram 12 Reliability and Fault Tolerance Modeling of Multiphase Traction Electric Motors Ilia Frenkel, Lev Khvatskin, Ehud Ikar, Igor Bolvashenkov, and Hans-Georg Herzog

Dr. Mangey Ram received his Ph.D., major with Mathematics and minor in Computer Science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar in 2008. He is an editorial board member in many international journals. He has published 102 research publications in national and international journals of repute. His fields of research are Operations Research, Reliability Theory, Fuzzy Reliability, and System Engineering. Currently, he is working as a Professor at Graphic Era University.