Book Description
Suitable for students of all engineering disciplines and
professional engineers alike, this interdisciplinary and
user-friendly text will enable the reader to apply the principles
of quality and reliability to manufacturing processes and
engineering systems.
Features and Benefits
Tried-and-tested accessible introduction which provides a clear
and concise explanation of the key principles of reliability and
quality.
Illustrated throughout by a broad range of examples and problems
drawn from several engineering disciplines.
Clear and concise writing style using a minimum of mathematics.
Comprehensive index and guide to all symbols and abbreviations.
Numerous worked examples and case-studies, based on real products,
illustrate principles at key points in the text.
End of chapter self-assessment problems reinforce student
comprehension.
Includes lots of new coverage, including statistical quality and
process control, event tree analysis, capability indices, control
charts and fault tolerant systems.
Synopsis
This book is an introduction to the topics of quality and
reliability, using a broad approach which is not linked to any
particular engineering discipline. The first chapter explains the
concepts of quality and reliability, introduces practical
definitions and relevant statistics. The second chapter shows how
to calculate the reliability of a range of important systems given
failure rate data for individual elements and components. Typical
component and element failure rate and models are presented in
Chapter 3, together with discussion of software and human
reliability. Chapter 4 deals with quality and reliability in
manufacture and discusses Total Quality Management, the influence
of quality and reliability on product economics and how both can
be achieved at the design, production and testing stages. Chapter
5 is concerned with reliability in maintenance, examines how
different maintenance strategies influence the total cost of
ownership; these strategies are then discussed in detail. The
application of reliability principles to engineering safety is
covered in Chapter 6; this is a case study of the design of a
highly reliable protective system for hazardous chemical process.
The book contains around 100 line diagrams and tables and several
worked examples. The mathematics is limited to the minimum
necessary for understanding the principles involved. The book is
intended primarily for undergraduate students on electrical,
electronic, instrumentation/control, mechanical, manufacturing and
chemical engineering degree courses. Furthermore, since the level
of mathematics is not high, much of the material will be helpful
to technical engineers and students. The book should also be of
use to professional engineers requiring an introductory text.
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