D-I-P-F CURVE

DESIGN/BUY
1 Design for Reliability (DFR)

HOW
2 Purchase for Purpose

(DESIGN-INSTALLATION- POTENTIAL FAILURE- FAILURE) PRECISION

1 Precision Commissioning
2 Precision Installation
DESIGN PRECISION

F
3 Defect Elimination
PRED 4 Precision Alignment and Balancing
100% 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2
IC TIVE 5 Work Processes and Procedures
3
PROACTIVE 4
5
6 Asset Condition Management
P

RESISTANCE TO FAILURE
7 Lubrication Reliability
COR
6
RE 8 Clean to Inspect (5S)
REC
7
VE

A
9 Operate for Reliability
TIV N TI

POTENTIAL FAILURE
E
1
V PREDICTIVE

INSTALLATION
DESIGN/BUY
2 1 Condition Directed Tasks

E
2 Ultrasound Testing (UT)
3 Fluid Analysis (FA)

FA
I
4 Vibration Analysis (VIB)

ILU
5 Motor Testing (MT)
1 6 Infrared Imaging (IR)

RE
7 Non Destructive Testing (NDT)

PAIR PREVENTIVE
TO RE
COST 1 Time-Directed Tasks

L
2 Human Senses (audible
0% noise, hot to touch, smell)
2
D-I I-P X P-F CATASTROPHIC
FAILURE FAILURE
OPERATING HOURS 1 Functional Failure
Attribution/inspiration: The D-I-P-F curve was originally developed by Doug Plucknette, Certified Reliability Leader, Author, RCM Blitz (ISBN: 978-0-9838741-6-4) and further modified/evolved by Brian Heinsius, Certified Reliability Leader 2 Catastrophic Failure

U FAILURE PATTERNS
Random failures account for 77-92% of total failures and age related failure characteristics for the remaining 8-23%.
AGE RELATED

R
BATHTUB WEAR OUT FATIGUE
Probability of Failure

Probability of Failure

Probability of Failure
PATTERN A = 3-4% PATTERN B = 1-17% PATTERN C = 3-5%

by Nowlan and Heap, US Navy, Bromberg

Failure Pattern Percentage Sources: RCM
Time Time Time

E INITIAL BREAK-IN PERIOD RANDOM INFANT MORTALITY

RANDOM

PATTERN E = 14-42%
Probability of Failure

Probability of Failure

Probability of Failure
PATTERN D = 6-11% PATTERN F = 29-68%

OCCURS Time Time Time

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