PlantReliability Fusion Algorithm for Predicting Equipment and Structural Support Failures in Combined-Cycle Power Plants Using Operational and Structural Data Compared with Weibull Reliability Analysis
Combined-cycle power plants contain strongly coupled mechanical, thermal, electrical, and structural systems whose degradation mechanisms evolve under variable operating loads, cyclic thermal stresses, vibration, environmental exposure, and equipment ageing. Conventional reliability techniques such as Weibull reliabili...