Reliability Analysis Based on Fault Tree of Failure of Boiler Drum

Abstract

Drum is the core pressure equipment of Natural Circulation Boiler. The harsh working conditions lead drum to be prone to failure in power station boiler system. This article presents a systematic analysis of factors which may cause the failure of the drum and builds the fault tree with the drum failure as the top event. Through calculating each order of minimum cut sets and importance degree of each basic event probability to determine the major influent factors for the failure of drum, this article puts forward the corresponding solutions and brings reference value to safe operation and maintenance of boiler drum.