Title: Stochastic modelling and performance analysis of feeding unit in paper plant

Authors: Nitin Panwar; Sanjeev Kumar

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Sector-6, Faridabad, Haryana, 121006, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Sector-6, Faridabad, Haryana, 121006, India

Abstract: In the present paper a probabilistic method for stochastic modelling and performance evaluation of a feeding unit is suggested. The paper plant consists of various units like feeding, pulping unit, bleaching unit, screening unit and paper production unit. Feeding unit is one of the paper plant's most significant functional units, consisting of three repairable subunits. Using Markov process, differential equations are created after drawing transition diagram and these models are then used to discover the feeding unit's availability by considering the repair and failure information acquired from maintenance personnel. Based upon the various performance values obtained for each subunit priority ranking is formulated for blower subunit.

Keywords: Markovian process; stochastic modelling; steady state availability; criticality analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMOR.2021.116965

International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research, 2021 Vol.19 No.3, pp.302 - 316

Received: 14 Feb 2020
Accepted: 11 Apr 2020
Published online: 10 Aug 2021 *

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