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Steven E. Olson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Industrial Age non-destructive evaluation to Information Age structural health monitoring:
Structural Health Monitoring, 2014Co-Authors: Mark M. Derriso, Martin P. Desimio, Charles D. Mccurry, Christine M. Schubert Kabban, Steven E. OlsonAbstract:This article was originally presented as a keynote address at the Ninth International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring with the intent of provoking discussions relating to the transformation of aircraft Maintenance practices by exploiting opportunities and benefits offered by Information Age technology and techniques. The US Air Force currently manages its aircraft using a schedule-based Maintenance Philosophy. This schedule-based approach works well for ensuring aircraft integrity; however, it is very costly, labor-intensive, and reduces aircraft availability. Structural health monitoring systems have the potential to analyze near-real-time and historical weapon systems data to provide a predictive Maintenance capability. However, much aerospace structural health monitoring research has focused on in situ structural inspection techniques instead of structural monitoring. Structural inspections typically entail examining key locations of an airframe for material degradation or flaws. These examina...
Aziz Al Alawi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Maintenance Philosophy and approach for a dual purpose plant
Desalination, 1994Co-Authors: Salman Khalaf, Aziz Al AlawiAbstract:Abstract This paper presents the Maintenance methodology and approach followed by the owners of a dual purpose plant which have led to improved availability and plant reliability, lower Maintenance costs and lower power and water production costs. The paper highlights the bold decisions made after analyzing Sitra Power and Water Station availability and reliability records. They were aimed at improving operating staff capabilities and procedures and evaluating the methods available to improve plant Maintenance. The experience gained in operating this plant for over a decade is presented. Improvement of Sitra Power and Water Station reliability and availability and lowered production costs were achieved after careful implementation of effective Maintenance techniques.
Mark M. Derriso - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Industrial Age non-destructive evaluation to Information Age structural health monitoring:
Structural Health Monitoring, 2014Co-Authors: Mark M. Derriso, Martin P. Desimio, Charles D. Mccurry, Christine M. Schubert Kabban, Steven E. OlsonAbstract:This article was originally presented as a keynote address at the Ninth International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring with the intent of provoking discussions relating to the transformation of aircraft Maintenance practices by exploiting opportunities and benefits offered by Information Age technology and techniques. The US Air Force currently manages its aircraft using a schedule-based Maintenance Philosophy. This schedule-based approach works well for ensuring aircraft integrity; however, it is very costly, labor-intensive, and reduces aircraft availability. Structural health monitoring systems have the potential to analyze near-real-time and historical weapon systems data to provide a predictive Maintenance capability. However, much aerospace structural health monitoring research has focused on in situ structural inspection techniques instead of structural monitoring. Structural inspections typically entail examining key locations of an airframe for material degradation or flaws. These examina...
H. C. Wilck - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ICASSP - JPL 2 20 Channel 300 MHz bandwidth digital spectrum analyzer
ICASSP '78. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics Speech and Signal Processing, 1Co-Authors: G. Morris, H. C. WilckAbstract:A million (2020) channel, 300 MHz bandwidth, digital spectrum analyzer is being constructed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The design, fabrication, and Maintenance Philosophy of the modular, pipelined, Fast Fourier Transform hard-ware are described. The spectrum analyzer will be used to examine the region from 1.4 GHz to 26 GHz for Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) which may be harmful to present and future tracking missions of the Deep Space Network. The design will have application to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligent (SETI) signals and radio science phenomena.
Salman Khalaf - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Maintenance Philosophy and approach for a dual purpose plant
Desalination, 1994Co-Authors: Salman Khalaf, Aziz Al AlawiAbstract:Abstract This paper presents the Maintenance methodology and approach followed by the owners of a dual purpose plant which have led to improved availability and plant reliability, lower Maintenance costs and lower power and water production costs. The paper highlights the bold decisions made after analyzing Sitra Power and Water Station availability and reliability records. They were aimed at improving operating staff capabilities and procedures and evaluating the methods available to improve plant Maintenance. The experience gained in operating this plant for over a decade is presented. Improvement of Sitra Power and Water Station reliability and availability and lowered production costs were achieved after careful implementation of effective Maintenance techniques.
