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“JAWAHARLAL NEMRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
: 8. Tech IV Year Il Semester Examinations, May - 2013 =
Reliability Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering)
‘Time: 3 Hours
Answér-any Five Questions
All Questions Carry Equial Marks
1 Define Reliability, Availability and Maintainability. Distinguish between
Feparable equipment and non-repairable equipment in light of reliability Iiterat
a iff i [15].
2. Distinguish between continuous and discrete distribution of probability. Explain
the characteristics of Poisson distribution. Explain its application in failarc
analysis. 15]
4 Peiluce the expression forthe reliability, R of a system having two components of
reliabilities Rs and R, connected in parallel. Find the reliability of eysterm of three
i , Connected-in series, KE Us
6. Whats redundancy in reliability literature? Discuss the cone
lundaney :
7. List out various costs zssociated with reliability improvement. Explain them with
examples, (15)
Distinguish the terms Reliability Management and Reliability Engincering,
‘Explain theimyith example: