Impact of the construct type on the availability of the selected groups of technical objects

Abstract

The paper concerns the quantitative assessment of the availability of the groups of machines of the two different types of construct /design/ – traditional and modular, which perform the same functions and in the analyzed groups constitute koon-type reliability structures. The main aim is to determine the size of the differences in the availability and reliability of such groups of machines at different values of the characteristics regarding the failure rate and renewal of their subassemblies and modules. The solution to the problem was obtained through digital simulation, for which the model and assumptions were developed by the authors. The obtained results indicate that the groups of the machines of modular construct /design/ are characterized by better reliability and availability, which may constitute one of the guidelines in the process of making investment decisions and planning the use and maintenance of this type of machines.