Calculating the Reliability of a Jet Engine

Calculation of Engine Reliability

To calculate the reliability of a jet engine with 10 components in series, we can use the formula:

RE = RC1 * RC2 * ....... * RC10

Where:

RE = Reliability of the Engine

RC = Reliability of the Components

Given that the average reliability of each component is 0.998, we have:

RE = 0.998 * 0.998 *........ * 0.998

RE = (0.998)^10

RE = 0.9802

Therefore, the reliability of the engine is 98.02%, which can be rounded to 98% approximately.