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ME2037 -Maintenance Engineering
(Eighth semester Mech) Question
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Unit I
1. Define maintenance?
Maintenance is the routine and recurring process of keeping a
particular machine o r a s s e t in its normal operating
conditions. So that it can deliver the expected performance or
service without any loss or damage.
2. Define reliability?
Reliability is defined as the probability that a component /system,
when o p e r a t i n g u n d e r given condition, will perform its
intended functions adequately for a specified period of time. It
refers to the like hood that equipment will not fail during its
operation.
3. State the benefits of reliability analysis in industries?
The main advantages of imposing reliability requirements are
increased productivity and reductions in forced outage equipment
due to planned maintenance activity.
4. Define failure rate?
Failure rate is the ratio of the number of failures during particular
unit interval to the average population during that interval. This
failure rate is also known as hazard rate and instantaneous failure
rate.
5. What is Mean Failure Rate?
The mean failure rate h is obtained by finding the mean of the
failures rates for specified period of time.
h = (Z1 + Z2 + Z3+....+ZT
Where
Z represents failure rates over the specified period of time T.
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6. Define Mean Time to Failure.
Let t1 is the time to failure for the first specimen, t2 is the time to failure for the
second specimen and t n is the time to failure for the n the specimen. Hence the
mean time to failure for N
specimens are MTTR = (t1+t2+......+t N) /N
7. What is Mean Time between Failures (MTBF)?
Mean Time between Failures (MTBF) is the mean or average time between
successive failures of a product. Mean time between failures refers to the average
time of breakdown until the device is beyond repair.
8. Define Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)?
Mean Time to Repair is the arithmetic mean of the time required to perform
maintenance action. MTTR is defined as the Ratio of total
maintenance time and number of maintenance action.
MTTR = Total maintenance time/ Number of maintenance action.
9. Define Maintenance Action Rate?
Maintenance action rate is the number of maintenance action that can be carried
out on equipment per hour.
10. Define Failure Density?
Failure Density is the ratio of the number of failures during a given un interval of
time to the total number of items at the very
beginning of the test.
11. State the types of reliability? Reliability can be
generally of two types:
(i) Inherent Reliability: It is associated with the quality of the material and
design of machine parts.
(ii) Achievable Reliability: It depends upon other factors such as
maintenance and operation of the equipment.
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12. Draw the equipment life cycle and name the various phases ln
it?
Faze me - Failure pattern inherent in a new product because of
manufacturing or design defects.
Phase II - Life period of an equipment
Phase III - Failures due to wear out conditions because to aging of
the equipment.
13. Define maintainability?
Maintainability is defined as the probability that a unit or system
will be restored to specified working conditions within a given
period when maintenance action is taken in accordance with the
prescribed procedures and resources.
14. Define availability?
Availability is the ratio of the time at which equipment is available
for the designated operation/service to the total time of operation
and maintenance of the equipment. It is also defined as the ratio of
equipments uptime to the equipment uptime and downtime over a
specified period of time.
15. State the advantages of life cycle cost analysis.
(I) Integration of engineering, economics and financial aspects lead
to the way of robust metric for the selection and purchase
equipment required for the industry.
(ii) Reduced operating and maintenance cost of equipments due to
cost analysis over span of time.
(iii) It leads to the selection of proper and economically viable
equipment.
16. Draw the curve to determine the economic life of equipment?
The economic life of equipment depends on the maintenance and
repair co st s , a v a i l a b i l i t y an d o p e r a t i o n a l ef f ici en c y . A p l o t
of cumulative e f f i c i e n c y and maintenance a n d repair
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cost per cumulative hours Vs operating hours of the equipment
to find the economic life of the equipment is shown in the figure.
17. State the components of maintenance cost?
The maintenance cost is comprised of two factors:
(I) Fixed cost: This includes the cost of support facilities including
the maintenance staff.
(ii) Variable cost: This includes the consumption of spare parts,
replacement of components and cost other facilities requirements
of maintenance.
18. State the role of maintenance budget
The maintenance budget is used to set aside certain amount of
money t o meet t h e expenditures i n c u r r e d i n achieving
t h e objectives of maintenance.
19. State the types of maintenance budget?
(I) Appropriation Budget: Budget used to allocate money for each
activity independently.
(ii) Fixed Budget: Fixed used to allocate money for a specified
period of time.
(iii)Variable Budget: Dynamic allocation of expenditure based on
maintenance requirements and activities.
20. List the main factors of maintenance cost?
The maintenance cost is comprised of two factors:
(i) Fixed cost: This includes the cost of support facilities including
the maintenance staff.
(ii) Variable cost: This includes the consumption of spare parts,
replacement of components and cost other facilities requirements
of maintenance.
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UNIT – II
1. Define the term Preventive Maintenance?
It is a maintenance program which is committed to the elimination
or prevention of corrective and breakdown maintenance. It is
designed for day to day maintenance like cleaning, inspection,
lubricating, retightening etc. to retain the healthy condition of
equipments.
2. Define predictive maintenance?
Predictive maintenance is a man a g e men t technique that u ses
regular evaluation of the actual operating conditions of plant
equipment, production systems and plant management function to
optimize total plant operation.
3. What is meant by Breakdown maintenance approach?
It is a type of maintenance approach in which equipment is allowed
to function / operate till no failure occurs that no maintenance work
is carried out ion advance to prevent failure.
4. Classify various planned maintenance approach.
1. Preventive maintenance
2. Corrective
maintenance
3. Predictive maintenance
4. Condition based
maintenance
5. Define corrective maintenance approach. Corrective maintenance
is the program focused on regular planed tasks that will\ maintain
all critical machinery and system in optimum operation conditions.
6. What is meant by preventive maintenance approach?
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A comprehensive preventive maintenance program involves
periodical evaluation of critical equipment, machinery to detect
problem and schedule maintenance task to avoid degradation in
operating conditions. It is designed for day to day maintenance like
cleaning inspection, lubricating, retightening etc. to retain the
healthy condition of equipments.
7. List the objectives of corrective maintenance?
1. Elimination break downs
2. Elimination deviations from optimum operating condition.
3. Elimination unnecessary repairs
8. What is meant by predictive Maintenance?
Predictive maintenance is a man a g e men t technique that u ses
regular evaluation of the actual operating conditions of plant
equipment production systems and plant management functions to
optimize total plant operation.
9. List out some condition based monitoring techniques and
briefly discuss on them.
1. Vibration monitoring
2.
Thermograph
3.
Teratology
4. Electrical motor analysis
10. What is meant by reliability centered maintenance (RCM)?
Reliability centered maintenance is one of the well established
systematic and a step by step instructional tool for selecting
applicable and appropriate maintenance operation types. It helps in
how to analyze all failure modes in a system and define how to
prevent or find those failures early.
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11. What is total productive maintenance and discuss its
similarities with TQM?
Total productive maintenance is a maintenance program which
Involves a newly defined concept of maintaining plants and
equipments. The goal of tpm program is to significantly increase
the production, at the same time increasing employee morale and
job satisfaction.
12. What is meant by reliability centered maintenance?
Reliability centered maintenance is one of the well established
systematic and a step by step instructional tool for selecting
applicable and appropriate maintenance operational types.
13. What does safety, health and environment pillar of TPM aims
at?
This pillar aims at achieving Zero accident, Zero health damage
and Zero fires.
14. What is limitation of breakdown maintenance?
1. Most repairs are poorly planned due to time constraint caused by
production and plant management. This will cost three to four
times than the same repair when it is well planned.
2. This approach focus only on repair or the symptoms of failure
and not on the root cause of failure. This results only in increase in
the frequency of repair and correspondingly the maintenance costs.
15. List the benefits of implementing preventive
maintenance.
1. It maintains the equipment in good condition to prevent them
from bigger problems.
2. Prolongs the effective life of the equipments.
3. Detects the problem at earlier stages.
4. minimizes/eliminates the rework/scrap and helps in reducing the
process variability
5. Significantly reduces unplanned downtime.
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16. Name the five S principles used for implementations of TPM.
1. SEIRI – Sort out
2. SEITON –Organize
3. SEISO – Shine workplace
4. SEIKETSU – Standardization
5. SHITSUKE – Self discipline
17. List the various pillars of TPM?
1. 5, S Principle
2. jishu hozen(JH)
3. Kaizen
4. Planned maintenance
5. Quality maintenance.
6.
Training
7. Office
TPM
8. Safety, health and environment
18. What are the objectives of TPM?
The main objectives of TPM are
1. To achieve zero
defects
2. Achieve zero accidents and zero break downs in all
functional areas of an organization
3. To create different team of people to have active
participation.
4. To aim at minimization of defects and
5. To inculcate autonomous policy.
19. Name the various stakeholders of maintenance scheduling.
1. Operators
2. Planners
3. Schedulers
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4. Maintenance supervisors
5.
Craftsman
6. Store’s in charge
7. Operation
superintendent
20. Define Maintenance Scheduling.
Maintenance scheduling is a joint maintenance operations activity
in which maintenance agrees to make the recourses available at a
specific time when the unit can also be made available by
operations.
Unit – III
1. What is equipment health monitoring?
Conditions monitoring is one of the maintenance methods which
are used to assess the health and condition of equipments
machines, systems or process by absorbing checking, measuring
and monitoring several parameters. This technique is also called as
equipment health monitoring.
2. List d o w n t h e f acto rs for in cr e asin g the d e man d condition
monitoring
1. Increased quality expectations reflected in produces liability
legislation
2. Increased a u t o ma t i o n to i m p r o v e p ro f itab i lit y a n d
m a i n t a i n competitiveness
3. Increased safety and reliability expectations
4. Increased cost of maintenance due to labor and material cost.
3. List down the key features of condition monitoring.
1. Links between cause and effect
2. Systems with sufficient response
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4. Benefits outweighing cost
5. Data storage and review facilities.
4. Write down the basic steps in condition monitoring.
1. Identifying critical systems
2. Selecting suitable techniques for condition monitoring
3. Setting baselines
4. Data collection
5. Data assessment
6. Fault diagnosis and repair
7. System review
5. What are three types of condition monitoring
a. Subjective condition monitoring?
b. Minimized breakdown costs
c. Improved morality of the operating personnel and safety.
6. State the advantages and disadvantages and disadvantages of
condition monitoring.
Advantages
1. Improved availability of equipment
2. Minimized breakdown cost
3. Improved reliability
Disadvantages
1. Gives only marginal benefits
2. Increased running cost
3. Sometimes difficult to organize
7. Mention the various costs involved in costing of condition
monitoring.
I. Installation cost
II. Operating cost
8. State the methods of measuring vibration
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b. Frequency
c. Phase
9. Name the types of pyrometers.
1. Total radiation pyrometers
2. Infra red pyrometers
3. Optical radiation pyrometers
10. Mention the application of bimetallic strip.
1. Bimetallic strips are frequently used in simp le ON – OFF
Switches.
2. The bimetal strips are also used in control switches.
11. List down the features of RTD.
1. High degree of accuracy
2. Resistance thermometer is interchangeable in a process without
compensation or recalibration.
12. State the application and limitation of thermisters.
Applications:
1. It is used for varying temperatures
2. It is used in time delay circuits
3. Thermistors are used for temperature compensation.
13. What are two main types of infrared themography?
1. Passive thermography
2. Active thermography
14. What are the principles very important for the study of eddy
current test?
i. Permeability ii. Conductivity
iii. Material thickness
iv. Edge effect and end effect
v. Lift off
vi. Fill factor
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15. Describe the limitation of eddy current
test.
The main limitation is the low penetration of parts being examined,
using limited to thin walls or near surface flaws. It is difficult to
use on ferromagnetic materials. False indications are possible
because of mixed variables, edge effects and lift-off effects.
Extensive technical knowledge is required for the development of
inspection procedures, specific probes and to interpret the
inspection data.
16. Mention the effect of X-rays to human
body? I. Injuries to superficial tissue
II. General effects on the body, particularly the blood forming
organs; eg. Producers of anema and leukerma
III. Induction of mahgnant tumors.
IV. Genetic effects.
17. What are the limitations of ultrasonic
test?
a. Unfavorable geometries and coarse anisotropic grain structures
are difficult to inspect.
b. extensive technical knowledge is required for the development
of inspection procedure.
c. Parts that are rough, irregular in shape, very small or thin or not
homogenous are difficult to examine, specific probes and to
interpret the inspection data.
18. Name some of the methods of leakage
monitoring.
1. Interstitial monitoring
2. Level
monitoring
3. Vapor monitoring
4. Liquid Monitoring
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19. Define see back
effect?
The basic principle of thermocouple is ‘when two dissimilar metals
are joined together and emf will exist between the two points A
and B, which is primarily a function of the junction
t e m p e r a t u r e . The above said to be principle of see back effect.
20. State the various methods of corrosion monitoring?
d. Weight loss method
e. Electrical resistance method
f. linear polarization method
g. corrosion potential measurement
h. Ultrasonic testing
i. Sentinel whole method.
UNIT – IV
1. Define the term failure.
The term failure may be defined as
1. Any loss that interrupts the continuity of production
2. A loss of assets availability
3. The unavailability of equipment
4. A deviation from the status quo
5. Not meeting target expectations
6. Any secondary defect.
2. What are the various possible causes for a failure?
Unexpected and unintentional damage \
Workmanship
Improper design
manufacturing defects
incorrect usage of equipment
3. Define failure analysis?
Failure analysis is the process by which information/data about
failure occurring in equipments/ systems a r e collected and
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analyzed to find the root cause of failures, and the causes are
addressed to prevent recurrence of failures.
4. Name the three types of failure models?
Predictable failure model Unpredictable failure model
Running-In-Failure model
5. What are called age-dependent failures?
Time dependent failures are called age dependent failures
6. What are predictable failures?
In spite of all the working conditions maintained at same level, the
cause of failure will be random in nature and cannot be assigned to
any particular mechanism of failure. This type of failures is called
Unpredictable Failures.
7. What are running in Failures?
Suppose if some components/ equipments are installed with
unnoticed defects, may fail in a short duration after installation
than during its useful life. This type of failures is running in
Failures.
8. Define Fault tree diagrams
Fault tree diagrams are logic block diagrams that display the state
of a system in terms of the states of its components.
9. Write down the capabilities of Fault Tree Diagram.
1. Fault tree analysis and failure modes and effects analysis,
2. Design for reliability
3. Design for safety
10. Define Event tree Analysis
An event tree is a visual representation of all the events which can
occur in a system. As the number of events increases, the pictures
fans out like the branches of a tree
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11. What is the aim of event tree analysis?
The aim of event tree is to determine the probability of an event
based on the outcomes of each event in the chronological sequence
of events leading up to it. By analyzing all possible outcomes, we
can determine the percentage of outcomes which lead to the
desired result.
12. Define Root cause analysis?
RCA is a step by step method that leads to the discovery of faults
first or root cause. Every equipment failure happens for a number
of r e a s o n s . There i s a d e f i n i t e p r o g r e s s i o n o f
a c t i o n s a n d consequences that lead to a failure. An RCA
investigation from the end failure is back to the root cause.
13. Define FMEA?
FMEA is methodology for analyzing potential reliability problems
early in the development cycle where it is easier to take actions to
overcome the issues, thereby enhancing reliability through design.
14. Define Risk Priority Number
(RPN)
Risk priority numbers is the product of the numerical severity,
occurrence and detection ratings.
RPN = (S) X (O) X
(D)
15. Name the factors based on the satisfactory performance of
gears/drives.
I. Proper design and manufacture of drive
II. Selection of proper type and size
III. Proper installation
IV. Proper use of service
V. Proper maintenance of unit in it entire life.
16. Name the factors that contribute to tooth breakage.
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The common reasons for gear tooth breakage may be due to any of
the following reasons
a. Fatigue
b. Heavy wear
c. Overload
d. Cracking
17. List some of the inspection performed on
gears
1. Pitch error
2. Axial and
3. Radial run out
4. Tooth profile etc.
18. Name some of the geometric properties that are checked for
guide ways.
1. Straightness
2. Flatness
3. Parallel both on horizontal and vertical surfaces.
19. What a re th e f a c t o rs in f lu en c e th e p erf o r man ce of s l e e v e
bearings.
The following are the factors that affect the bearing performance:
1. Dirt
2. Fatigue
3. Hot Shot phenomenon and
4. Crush problem
20. Define Crush
Normally, the bearings are manufactured so that they are slightly
longer circumferentially than the mating housing. The bearing will
be elastically deformed during assembly. If the amount of crush is
insufficient, relative motion occurs between the bearing and its
bore, which causes fretting and makes the bearing back a highly
polished or pitted.
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UNIT – V
1. State few examples of material handling equipments.
Material handling equipments include carts, hand trucks, fork lifts,
conveyors, shelf pickers and other specialized industrial trucks
powered by electric motors or internal combustion engines.
2. State the benefits of proper maintenance of material handling
equipments.
The benefits of a maintenance program for material handling
equipments are to maintain the high efficiency, keep them in
running condition, and reduce the cost of repairs, safer operation
and enhanced productivity.
3. State the major stages in preventive maintenance of material
handling equipments.
There are three stages of preventive maintenance are:
1. Inspection
2. Repair and
3. over haul
4. State t h e v a r i o u s p h a s e s p r e s e n t i n a g o o d
m a i n t e n a n c e management system.
1. Work identification
2. Planning
3. Scheduling
4. Execution
5. Recording and
6. Analysis
5. Define the term computerized maintenance management system
(CMMS)
Computerized maintenance management system is the application
of computers in planning, scheduling, monitoring and control of
maintenance activities.
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6. State the objectives of CMMS.
1. Maintenance of existing equipments
2. Inspection and service of the equipment
3. Installation or revamping of the equipment
4. Maintenance storekeeping
5. Craft
administration
7. State the advantages of CMMS.
1. Improve maintenance efficiency
2. Reduce maintenance costs
3. Reduce the equipment downtime by proper scheduling
preventative maintenance.
4. Provide maintenance reports in specific formats depending on
the requirements.
5. Quicker access to plant maintenance statistics
8. Define work order system.
Work order system is the information system used by the industry
to keep track of its maintenance works.
9. Mention the use of work order backlog.
Work order back log is used to find out all active maintenance
works order in an industry.
10. What is work permit?
Work permits are components of work order. Maintenance
department issues work permits to different executing agencies
permitting them to start their work.
11. What is job card?
Job cards contain necessary details for performing individual job in
maintenance organizations. Job card may be in the form of a card,
sheet or printout.
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12. State the benefits of job card system.
1. Information about maintenance history
2. Knowledge o f f r e q u e n c y o f f r e q u e n c y o f m a i n t e n a n c e
f o r equipments
3. Details of equipments which require maximum resources
4. Helps in job auditing
5. Evaluation of cost of maintenance.
13. State the role equipment records in maintenance.
Equipment records are information containing the details of
installation, service, repair, maintenance activities, schedules and
plans for future implementation. Equipment records are to be used
to maintain control on maintenance cost, reliability and
availability.
14. State the benefits of keeping equipments records.
1. Clear picture about the details of maintenance programmers
is obtained.
2. Information about completed, pending and regular jobs carried
out to the equipment is available
3. Records disseminated to various units of the industry.
4. Helps in standardization of procedures.
5. Evaluation of performance of maintenance tasks.
15. List some of the inspection performed on gears
Pitch error
Axial and Radial run out, Tooth profile
etc
16. Define Root cause analysis?
RCA is a step by step method that leads to the discovery of faults
first or root cause. Every equipment failure happens for a number
of reasons. There is a definite progression of actions and
consequences that lead to a failure. An RCA investigation from the
end failure is back to the root cause.
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17. List the main factors of maintenance cost?
The maintenance cost is comprised of two factors:
(i) Fixed cost: This includes the cost of support facilities including
the maintenance staff.
(ii) Variable cost: This includes the consumption of spare parts,
replacement of components and cost other facilities requirements
of maintenance.
18. Name the three types of failure models? Predictable failure
model
Unpredictable failure model
Running-In-Failure model
19. Define Event tree
Analysis
An event tree is a visual representation of all the events which can
occur in a system. As the number of events increases, the pictures
fans out like the branches of a tree
20. What are two main types of infrared
themography?
1. Passive thermography
2. Active thermography
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