Application of Small Sample Analysis in Life Estimation of Aeroengine Components

The samples of fatigue life tests for aeroengine components are usually less than 5, so the evaluation of these samples belongs to small sample analysis. The Weibull distribution is known to describe the life data accurately, and the Weibayes method (developed from Bayesian method) expands on the experiential data in the small sample analysis of fatigue life in aeroengine. Based on the Weibull analysis, a program was developed to improve the efficiency of the reliability analysis for aeroengine compgnents. This program has complete cycle fatigue life was evaluated by this program. From the results, the following conclusions were drawn: (a) that this program could be used for the engineering applications, and (b) while a lack of former test data lowered the validity of evaluation results, the Weibayes method ensured the results of small sample analysis did not deviate from the truth.