Designing Reliability into Systems

Abstract

Early decisions made during the concept-definition phase of a device, as well as the design phase, seriously affect the costs of long-term operation and production. A system designed for reliable operation saves many times its production cost by cutting the ‘downtime’ of major operations. Reliability and sustainability are vital to operations carried out in a severe marine environment that often requires expensive, integrated operations under water, plus the coordination of offshore platforms, support ships, and numerous personnel.