Power Plant Reliability.
Abstract
These Conference Proceedings contain 18 papers presented at the 49th Meeting of the Propulsion and Energetics Panel on 'Power Plant Reliability' held at the Koninklijk Instituut Van Ingenieurs, The Hague, Netherlands on 31 March and 1 April 1977. The discussions of the papers as well as a Round Table Discussion at the end of the sessions, and a Technical Evaluation Report are included in the Proceedings. The meeting was organized to review and discuss engine reliability from four aspects: 1. the reliability of current civil and military engines as experienced by the users, 2. civil and military authorities' plans to promote improved reliability in future engines, 3. what manufacturers are doing to improve reliability through design and testing programs, 4. the role that engine health monitoring and diagnostics is taking in minimizing the impact of engine unreliability for both civil and military users. High Engine performance, achieved step by step from one engine generation to the next has to be paid for with higher costs both of the original engine and the maintenance due to the increased complexity. Today, economic forces have produced the need for both users and manufacturers to re-evaluate priorities on performance and engine reliability. The meeting gave insight to major causes for engine unreliability (problems arising repeatedly and with every user. difference between engine usage and design basis, dependency on auxiliary parts or components of the engine) and showed the need for comprehensive data feedback to manufacturers. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA045678
Entities
Organizations
- AGARD