Gaurav Sharma
Prof. PC Tewari
Abstract
This paper presents an assessment of operational reliability of crushing unit of a sugar plant. On the basis of the analyses, this paper presents the unit element that was found to be most critical and the unit element which is least critical. In process plants having increasing demand for its product, the effective operation is very important. This must be met by increasing its production. Prior to an increase in production, reliability evaluation and maintenance planning are unavoidable. Ultimate aim is to increase the performance of the machineries without compromising safety or environmental issues. Maintenance strategies of the plant affect the performance of machineries and hence affect production. Thus it is considered as the first step to improve reliability of components. Calculating availability of the plant will give a good measure of reliability of the components in the system. Reliability evaluation plays an important role in improving plant availability. This work discusses the reliability modeling and availability assessment of crushing unit of the sugar plant concerned. Amodel for improving the availability of the crushing unit of the plant has been proposed. By applying this model, an optimum maintenance priority level can be shaped.
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