The Use of a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in the Operator Reliability Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure on the Example of Water Supply System
Background: Specialist literature indicates a large share of the human factor among the causes of failure of technical systems at the level of 70 to 90%, which depends on the sector studied. The collective water supply system is an anthropotechnical system, i.e., it is a complex connection between m...
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| author | Krzysztof Boryczko Dawid Szpak Jakub Żywiec Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak |
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| description | Background: Specialist literature indicates a large share of the human factor among the causes of failure of technical systems at the level of 70 to 90%, which depends on the sector studied. The collective water supply system is an anthropotechnical system, i.e., it is a complex connection between man and the technical system resulting from the deliberate influence of man on the technical system. Methods: The work presents an assessment of operator reliability of a selected water treatment process based on the fault tree analysis (FTA). Elementary events are determined by the operator’s error probability. Results: A failure tree was prepared for the peak event of the filter station failure, resulting from an operator’s error during the filter washing procedure. The probability of a peak event occurring is 0.0580. Conclusions: The developed fault tree allows for the identification of elementary events leading to an emergency event. The operator fulfills its task of maintaining the continuity of water treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73b89cc8aa9c48ce9156bf9a1201fc622023-11-23T16:30:50ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-06-011512441610.3390/en15124416The Use of a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in the Operator Reliability Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure on the Example of Water Supply SystemKrzysztof Boryczko0Dawid Szpak1Jakub Żywiec2Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak3Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, Faculty of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 6, 35-959 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, Faculty of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 6, 35-959 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, Faculty of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 6, 35-959 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Water Supply and Sewerage Systems, Faculty of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, Al. Powstancow Warszawy 6, 35-959 Rzeszow, PolandBackground: Specialist literature indicates a large share of the human factor among the causes of failure of technical systems at the level of 70 to 90%, which depends on the sector studied. The collective water supply system is an anthropotechnical system, i.e., it is a complex connection between man and the technical system resulting from the deliberate influence of man on the technical system. Methods: The work presents an assessment of operator reliability of a selected water treatment process based on the fault tree analysis (FTA). Elementary events are determined by the operator’s error probability. Results: A failure tree was prepared for the peak event of the filter station failure, resulting from an operator’s error during the filter washing procedure. The probability of a peak event occurring is 0.0580. Conclusions: The developed fault tree allows for the identification of elementary events leading to an emergency event. The operator fulfills its task of maintaining the continuity of water treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/12/4416water treatmentfault tree analysisoperator reliability |
| spellingShingle | Krzysztof Boryczko Dawid Szpak Jakub Żywiec Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak The Use of a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in the Operator Reliability Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure on the Example of Water Supply System Energies water treatment fault tree analysis operator reliability |
| title | The Use of a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in the Operator Reliability Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure on the Example of Water Supply System |
| title_full | The Use of a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in the Operator Reliability Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure on the Example of Water Supply System |
| title_fullStr | The Use of a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in the Operator Reliability Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure on the Example of Water Supply System |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in the Operator Reliability Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure on the Example of Water Supply System |
| title_short | The Use of a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in the Operator Reliability Assessment of the Critical Infrastructure on the Example of Water Supply System |
| title_sort | use of a fault tree analysis fta in the operator reliability assessment of the critical infrastructure on the example of water supply system |
| topic | water treatment fault tree analysis operator reliability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/12/4416 |
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