Reliability analysis of structural ceramic components using a three-parameter Weibull distributionDescribed here are 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.
Document ID
19930035489
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Duffy, Stephen F. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Powers, Lynn M. (NASA Lewis Research Center; Cleveland State Univ. OH, United States)
Starlinger, Alois (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1992
Subject Category
Quality Assurance And Reliability
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 92-GT-296
Meeting Information
Meeting: ASME, International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition