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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2015.39.6.631

Semiquantitative Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis for Reliability Analysis of Solid Rocket Propulsion System  

Moon, Keun Hwan (Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace Univ.)
Kim, Jin Kon (Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace Univ.)
Choi, Joo Ho (Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.39, no.6, 2015 , pp. 631-638 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, semiquantitative failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA) for the reliability analysis of a solid rocket propulsion system is performed. The semiquantitative FMECA is composed of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and criticality analysis (CA). To perform FMECA, the structure of the solid rocket propulsion system is divided into 43 parts down to the component level, and FMEA is conducted at the design stage considering 137 potential failure modes. CA is then conducted for each failure mode, during which the criticality number is estimated using the failure rate databases. The results demonstrate the relationship between potential failure modes, causes, and effects, and their risk priorities are evaluated qualitatively. Additionally, several failure modes with higher criticality and severity values are selected for high-priority improvement.
Keywords
FMECA; FMEA; CA; Criticality; Severity; Semi-Quantitative;
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