TY - GEN A1 - Malinowski, Jacek PB - Instytut Badań Systemowych. Polska Akademia Nauk PB - Systems Research Institute. Polish Academy of Sciences N1 - 26 pages ; 21 cm N1 - Bibliography p. 25-26 N2 - This paper considers a flow network with directed links and three types of nodes: inflow points, transit-only nodes, and outflow points. An algorithm developed by the author that calculates the basic reliability parameter of the considered network, the so-called d-availability is presented. This algorithm is a recursive procedure executed in the course of the series-parallel aggregation, operates on integer numbers, and has relatively low numerical complexity. The author has also defined a number of other reliability parameters characterizing the network's dynamically changing ability to satisfy the demands at the outflow points. These parameters are calculated using the network's d-availability and the d-importances (a multi-state generalization of the Birnbaum importance) of individual components. The presented results can be applied e.g. in the reliability analysis of water supply networks, gas pipeline systems, power transmission and/or distribution networks, etc. L1 - http://rcin.org.pl/Content/103031/PDF/RB-2014-03.pdf M3 - Text CY - Warszawa J2 - Raport Badawczy = Research Report ; RB/3/2014 PY - 2014 KW - Niezawodność KW - Reliability KW - Network flow problem KW - Problem przepływu w sieciach T1 - Reliability analysis of a flow network with inflow and outflow points and series-parallel-reducible structure UR - http://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/103031 ER -