Reliability Analysis of Keith Centrifuge at a Meat Processing Plant in Windhoek, Namibia

Reliability Analysis of Keith Centrifuge at a Meat Processing Plant in Windhoek, Namibia

Erastus Shafoihuna Shitana, Michael Sony
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/IJORIS.302911
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Abstract

Critical equipment failures in a meat processing plant can shut down the business unit, resulting in a loss of output and financial loss. Furthermore, many stakeholders face risks because of equipment failures. The purpose of this study is to model the failures of the critical equipment which will in turn aid in the analysis of failure patterns and the production of various reliability estimations to prevent such losses. In a meat processing plant, the blood centrifuge is important equipment as failure will render the plant non-operational. This case study conducted the failure analyses of the ‘Keith' centrifuge at the meat processing plant in Windhoek, Namibia. Both parametric and nonparametric models were conducted with the help of computer software. In addition, sensitivity analysis was carried out on both models to improve the reliability of the equipment. The preventative maintenance model was also constructed and tested in the meat processing plant, and it provided good results.
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2. Literature Review

The main purpose of reliability analysis is a) to describe the failure and its impact on components, sub subsystems, and system levels. This is further used to prevent unacceptable impact on the system b) this can further be used to build rigid, safe, and reliable system c) it will further help to develop systems, sub-system architecture, and design validation(Alhmoud & Wang, 2018).

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