Abstract The explosion accident that occurred on board the offshore platform Piper Alpha in July 1988‚ it killed 165 people and cost billions of dollars in property damage. It was caused by a massive fire‚ which was not the result of an unpredictable accident but caused by accumulation of errors and questionable decisions. The destruction of the platform by an explosion and the subsequent massive oil and gas fire showed that the potential hazards of the offshore industry were greater than had been
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......................... GLOSSARY WRD - Weibill’s Reliability Distribution RBD - Reliability Block Diagram MSG - Maintenance Steering Group RCM - Reliability Centred Maintenance EDP - Engine Driven Pump EMDP - Electrical Motor Driven Pump FTA - Fault Tree Analysis ABSTRACT The reliability analysis of Boeing 737NG’s hydraulically actuated rudder control system is carried out using WRD‚ RBD‚ FTA and MSG-3 analysis and an RCM strategy is designed
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also favorable when it comes to maneuvering‚ appendage drag‚ draft and fuel consumption at high speeds. Furthermore‚ waterjet system has recently gained more credibility for its acceptable efficiency because of the advent of more efficient and large pumps. This type of propulsion system consists of many components working together harmoniously‚ thus establishing a complex system. A significant problem facing designers when predicting performance of the waterjet is the interaction between the hull and
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Heart Failure Heart failure (HF)‚ often called congestive heart failure (CHF) or congestive cardiac failure (CCF)‚ occurs when the heart is unable to provide sufficient pump action to distribute blood flow to meet the needs of the body. Heart failure can cause a number of symptoms including shortness of breath‚ leg swelling‚ and exercise intolerance. The condition is diagnosed with echocardiography and blood tests. Treatment commonly consists of: lifestyle measures such as smoking cessation
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gets anxious‚ there were numerous times when she turns to wolf behavior for comfort. She narrows her eyes at Kyle and flattens her ears‚ (Russell 242) and when the time comes to do Sausalito‚ Claudette panics and can only remember how to the “pump and pump” (Russell‚ 243). Claudette advances through the stages as necessary‚ but in desperate times she forgets everything the nuns have taught her. In the first 3 stages of the short story‚ Claudette adapts well. She is “reading at a fifth-grade level
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very dangerous amounts of lethal radiation were spread throughout the atmosphere. On the day of the industrial accident‚ there was a junior team that was performing a safety test to determine if the turbines could produce enough energy to keep the pumps that cool the reactor running if there was a loss of power until the backup reactors turned on. There was a man named Uri who was the operator in charge of the massive turbines that power the reactor. Leonid Toptunov controls the rods of the reactor
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International Journal of Science and Advanced Technology (ISSN 2221-8386) Volume 4 No 3 March 2014 http://www.ijsat.com Reliability Centered Maintenance Plan for the Utility Section of a Fertilizer Industry: A Case Study Muhammad Abid*‚ Suleman Ayub‚ Humza Wali‚ Muhammad Najam Tariq Faculty of Mechanical Engineering‚ Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology‚ Topi‚ 23640‚ Swabi‚ KPK‚ Pakistan *abid@giki.edu.pk Abstract—This paper provides an insight to the application
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are designed to prevent skidding and help drivers maintain steering control during an emergency stopping situation. In cars equipped with conventional brakes‚ the driver pumps the brakes‚ whereas in cars equipped with four-wheel ABS‚ the driver keeps a firm foot on the brake‚ allowing the system to rapidly and automatically pump the brakes. Because the wheels don ’t lock‚ drivers have the ability to steer around hazards if they are unable to stop in time. Thus‚ ABS improves vehicle stability‚ steerability
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the heart to pump out a larger amount of blood with each pump‚ therefore a more efficient heart as it will not have to beat as many times as an untrained heart. • Increase in stroke volume and cardiac output- Stroke volume is defined as the amount of blood the heart is able to pump out with one beat‚ this increases after long term exercise‚ this is due to the fact that the left ventricle grows bigger and stronger and therefore is able to pump blood with more force‚ this means it can pump out more blood
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Inventory and Waste Management System For A Gas Retail Fueling Station A thesis proposal submitted to the College of Accountancy In partial fulfillment for the requirement of the course in Internship/Accounting Thesis INTRODUCTION Any stock that a firm keeps to meet its future requirement of production and sales is called “INVENTORY”. The basic reason for holding inventory is to keep up to the production activities unhampered. It is neither physically possible nor economically justifiable
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