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Title
Comparison of selected models useful in ranking the root causes of explosions in marine engine crankcases

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Wiaterek, Daniel1; Chybowski, Leszek2
URI: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2733
2022-12-31
This article aims to compile, describe and compare three different models taken from the literature describing the causes of explosions in the crankcases of marine engines. Each of the models has a different level of detail and was prepared with a different purpose. However, the same process, explosions in crankcases, was analyzed in all cases. A statistical evaluation of the frequency of events leading to explosions, a model built using failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and a model based on fault tree analysis (FTA) are described in turn. The FTA model drawn from the literature formed the basis for further analysis. Values of important measures of all elementary events of the fault tree were calculated using the Birnbaum reliability measure, Vesely-Fussell measure, Birnbaum structural measure, criticality measure and improvement potential. The percentage importance values of all events determined using these importance measures were compared. The results obtained from the application of each model were evaluated. The results of the models were compared with each other, and an approach using all three models supplemented with diversion analysis was proposed.
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Title

Comparison of selected models useful in ranking the root causes of explosions in marine engine crankcases

Pages

Figures

5

Tables

5

ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

Type

Original scientific article

Journal

72 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 72 / 2022

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Copyright Holder

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Published

2022-12-31

Recieved

2022-09-19

Accepted

2022-09-29

Funding

No data

Keywords

marine diesel engine, main engine, prime mover, crankcase explosion, process modelling, root causes

URI:

https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2733

Language

English

Authors

Wiaterek, Daniel1; Chybowski, Leszek2

Affiliation

1 Maritime University of Szczecin, Innovation Centre SPV (CIAM Sp. z o.o.) 9/102 Starzyńskiego St., 70-506 Szczecin, Poland, d.wiaterek@innoam.pl
2 Maritime University of Szczecin, Faculty of Marine Engineering 1-2 Waly Chrobrego St., 70-500 Szczecin, Poland, l.chybowski@am.szczecin.pl

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