B.E. (Aeronautical Engineering) Eighth Semester (C.B.S.

)
Elective - I : Reliability Centered Maintenance

P. Pages : 2 NJR/KS/18/4785
Time : Three Hours *0319* Max. Marks : 80
_____________________________________________________________________
Notes : 1. All questions carry marks as indicated.
2. Solve Question 1 OR Questions No. 2.
3. Solve Question 3 OR Questions No. 4.
4. Solve Question 5 OR Questions No. 6.
5. Solve Question 7 OR Questions No. 8.
6. Solve Question 9 OR Questions No. 10.
7. Solve Question 11 OR Questions No. 12.
8. Use of non programmable calculator is permitted.

1. a) Define the following. 8

i) Asset reliability criteria. ii) COFA.
iii) MTBF. iv) MTTR.
v) OEE. vi) Predictive maintenance (pdm).
vii) RAV. viii) MRO.

b) Explain RCM metrics chart. 6

OR

2. a) Explain in brief. 6
i) Inherent availability. ii) Achieved availability.
iii) Operational availability.

b) An equipment has a MTBF = 200 days. To improve 10% its reliability to operate on a 100 8
days ran. which percent should MTBF be improved?

3. a) If p1  5%, p 2  10% and p3  20% be the failure probability of each component of the 6
following system, in a certain period, find the reliability of this system in series.

1 2 3

b) If p1  10%, p2  5%, p3  15%, p 4  2% and p5  20% what is the system reliability for 7
system shown below.

1 2 3

4 5

OR

NJR/KS/18/4785 1 P.T.O
4. a) The pumps A, B and C are feed pumps of a plant. To operate in full condition it is necessary 6
that at least two of these three are running. Failure probability of each one is 10% which is
the reliability to run this plant at full production?

b) Explain various network configurations in detail with sketches. 7

5. Elaborate evolution of RCM and RCM achievements. 13

OR

6. Describe in brief: 13
i) RCM methodologies. ii) Systems analysis process.

7. a) Distinguish between FMEA and FMECA. 7

b) Write different categories of failure modes. 6

OR

8. Explain failure modes, failure categories and analysis of failures in detail. 13

9. a) Write short note on RCM maintenance policies. 7

b) Explain ''Proactive maintenance predictive task", in detail. 7

OR

10. a) Explain various steps in proactive maintenance-preventive task. 7

b) Compare proactive maintenance - predictive task and preventive task. 7

11. Describe the role of RCM in preventing risks, for smooth operations, in 13
i) Airline industries.
ii) Nuclear power plant.

OR

12. Explain the application of RCM in following. 13

i) Military.
ii) Energy sector.
iii) Aviation sector.

************

NJR/KS/18/4785 2