BREAKDOWN TIME
Charles François (2004). BREAKDOWN TIME, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 339.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 339 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
The time limit after which a system submitted to wear finally gets out of order or is destroyed.
The subject has been reconsidered recently by P. WINIWARTER and C. CEMPEL (1992, p.9-34), according to whom: “…the breakdown time is determined by the internal structure of the system and the way of energy dissipation inside the system” (p.25). Furthermore: “Every type of symptoms of wear approaches infinite value asymptotically at the vicinity of the breakdown time” (p.27).
Living systems, as well as artificially constructed ones have each a more or less characteristic breakdown time.