Reliability Analysis of Structural Ceramic Components Using a Three-Parameter Weibull Distribution

Authors

Stephen F. Duffy, Cleveland State UniversityFollow
Lynn M. Powers, Cleveland State University
Alois Starlinger, NASA Glenn Research Center

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

1-1-1992

Publication Title

ASME 1992 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, GT 1992

Abstract

Copyright © 1992 by ASME. This paper describes nonlinear regression estimators for the three-parameter Weibull distribution. Issues relating to the bias and invariance associated with these estimators are examined numerically using Monte Carlo simulation methods. The estimators were used to extract parameters from sintered silicon nitride failure data. A reliability analysis was performed on a turbopump blade utilizing the three-parameter Weibull distribution and the estimates from the sintered silicon nitride data.

Recommended Citation

Duffy, Stephen F.; Powers, Lynn M.; and Starlinger, Alois, "Reliability Analysis of Structural Ceramic Components Using a Three-Parameter Weibull Distribution" (1992). Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications. 297.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/encee_facpub/297

DOI

10.1115/92-GT-296

Volume

2