High Power Microwave Tube Reliability Study
Abstract
This report summarizes the accomplishments on a program to collect, study, and analyze reliability data and to develop models based on these data that can be used to predict the reliability of microwave tubes. The data were collected from the military services and various manufacturers for microwave tubes used in radar, communication and electronic counter measure systems. Included in the data were tubes from air, ground, and sea installations. The frequency range of the tubes in the data is 400 MHz through 16 GHz, and the peak output power of the tubes is generally over 100 watts. Reliability models were developed for 70 tube types which may be used to predict failure rates and removal criterion distributions. Additional reliability models were developed for klystrons, twystrons, magnetrons, traveling wave tubes, triodes and tetrodes which may be used to predict failure rates and removal criterion distributions based on operating parameters such as power, frequency and duty cycle. A methodology was developed to determine tubes requiring reliability improvement based expenditures required to replace failed tubes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA033612
Entities
People
- Frank E. Gramling
- Frank H. Vogler
- Harrison M. Wadsworth
- Robert P. Zimmer
Organizations
- Georgia Tech