Critical lifetime of HDPE pipes through damage and reliability models

Aging of HDPE Pipes Exposed to Diesel Lubricant

The effects caused upon the physicochemical behavior of high-density polyethylene pipes by exposure to a diesel lubricant were investigated, as a function of time and temperature, by thermogravimetric and gravimetric analysis and by FTIR. The gravimetric data were satisfactorily described using Fick’s law. The fitting of the experimental points showed that diesel, which can be regarded as a mod...

Models for Battery Reliability and Lifetime

Modeling benzene permeation through drinking water high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes.

Organic compounds such as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and o-, m-, and p-xylene from contaminated soil and groundwater may permeate through thermoplastic pipes which are used for the conveyance of drinking water in water distribution systems. In this study, permeation parameters of benzene in 25 mm (1 inch) standard inside dimension ratio (SIDR) 9 high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes were ...

Lifetime and Reliability

Long life has been billed as a key advantage of LEDs, but understanding and communicating how LED products fail and how long they last can be challenging. While LED-based products hold the potential to achieve lifetimes that meet or exceed their traditional counterparts, manufacturer claims can be misconstrued by users who do not fully understand LED product failure mechanisms or the difference...

Two models of reliability by imprecise parameters of lifetime distributions

By analyzing the reliability of a system, it is very often assumed that all probabilities are precise, that is, that every probability involved is perfectly determinable. However, the information about reliability of components may be supplied by experts and it is difficult to expect that all experts provide precise and true reliability assessments. One of the promising tools for dealing with s...