Operational strategies for offshore wind turbines to mitigate failure rate uncertainty on operational costs and revenue [PDF]
, 2014 Several operational strategies for offshore wind farms have been established and explored in order to improve understanding of operational costs with a focus on heavy lift vessel strategies. Additionally, an investigation into the uncertainty surrounding
Dinwoodie, Iain Allan, McMillan, David
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Rail Track Maintenance Planning: An Assessment Model [PDF]
, 2000 In Australia, railway track maintenance costs comprise between 25-35 percent of total freight train operating costs. Track maintenance planning models have been shown to reduce maintenance costs by 5 to 10 percent though improved planning.
Ferreira, Luis +2 more
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Coevolution of teaching activity promotes cooperation [PDF]
, 2008 Evolutionary games are studied where the teaching activity of players can evolve in time. Initially all players following either the cooperative or defecting strategy are distributed on a square lattice. The rate of strategy adoption is determined by the
Attila Szolnoki +13 more
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Shanghai Jiaotong Daxue xuebao, 2022 In order to improve operation efficiency of the electric multiple unit when running reliably, a multi-stage opportunistic maintenance decision strategy with bi-objective optimization is proposed based on the traditional opportunistic maintenance strategy.
WANG Hong, QI Yankun, HE Yong, YANG Guojun
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An investigation into current production challenges facing the Libyan cement industry and the need for innovative Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) strategy [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate maintenance and production problems in the cement industry in Libya with particular emphasis on future implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
Al-Habaibeh, A, Graisa, M
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Mathematics, 2023 To respond to emergencies in a timely manner, emergency engineering equipment has been an important tool to implement emergency strategies. However, random failures of the equipment may occur during operation. Therefore, appropriate maintenance and spare
Xiaoyue Wang +3 more
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A Collaborative optimization approach for grid equipment overhaul/retirement strategy considering system effectiveness and risk [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 In order to improve the science of grid equipment overhaul and decommissioning decisions, a collaborative optimization method of equipment overhaul/decommissioning strategy considering system effectiveness and risk is proposed.
Ma Xiaoqing +3 more
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Representation of Dormant and Active Microbial Dynamics for Ecosystem Modeling [PDF]
, 2013 Dormancy is an essential strategy for microorganisms to cope with environmental stress. However, global ecosystem models typically ignore microbial dormancy, resulting in major model uncertainties.
Gu, Lianhong +3 more
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Performance improvement model of cement pavement in seasonal-frost regions
Magazine of Civil Engineering, 2022 To effectively evaluate the performance improvement of cement pavement in seasonal frost regions, the typical diseases of cement concrete pavements in seasonal frost regions are proposed through the analysis of measured data, and the influence factors of
Zhao Qianqian +3 more
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Health impact (HI-FMEA) decision support application for hospital health technology management [PDF]
International Journal of Research in Industrial EngineeringThe research aims to create an innovative Healthcare Impact Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Hi-FMEA) framework approach that integrates patient safety in identifying and prioritizing critical failure modes in medical equipment and derive appropriate ...
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