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A phase diagram, or more specifically a reliability phase diagram, is an extension of the reliability block diagram (RBD) approach. While an RBD is used for a system with a fixed configuration throughout the entire period of operation, a phase diagram can be used to represent scenarios in which a system may undergo changes over time to one or more of the following:
Its reliability configuration
The available repair resources
The failure, maintenance or throughput properties of its individual components.
For example, a manufacturing company's production may be lower during the night shift than during the day shift. Or a system may use different components during different stages of operation, such as an aircraft during taxiing, takeoff, cruising and landing. In these and many other situations, a phase diagram can be configured so that the simulation will account for the differences in the system during different time periods.
The topics in this section address the following:
Using the phase diagram control panel.
Configuring and using blocks in phase diagrams, including:
Assumptions used when simulating phase diagrams.
Available results and plots.
Performing throughput analysis with phase diagrams.
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