<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the issue of modelling reliability of microclimate. It is very important to conduct the risk analysis in poultry farms in order to indicate the most dangerous elements of the discussed system in the aspect of maintaining usefulness. The main objective of the paper was to carry out the risk analysis for the system that maintains microclimate in a poultry farm. It was assumed in the paper that the ventilation system influences maintaining microclimate in a henhouse. Simultaneously, the most effective methods of risk reduction are indicated and a rational assessment of the safety level is made. Studies carried out in the paper enabled identification of the risk analysis approach which the best reflects the issue of maintaining technical equipment devices in operation. With the use of the matrix, the indicator and probabilistic approach, the exploitation risk related to the occurrence of previously defined failures of the henhouse ventilation system was assessed. Based on the results of analysis, a conclusion could have been made that concurrent results were obtained with the use of the matrix and probabilistic approaches. In these cases, for all failures the highest and the lowest exploitation risks of occurrence of certain failures in the ventilation system in a henhouse were the same.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the issue of modelling reliability of microclimate. It is very important to conduct the risk analysis in poultry farms in order to indicate the most dangerous elements of the discussed system in the aspect of maintaining usefulness. The main objective of the paper was to carry out the risk analysis for the system that maintains microclimate in a poultry farm. It was assumed in the paper that the ventilation system influences maintaining microclimate in a henhouse. Simultaneously, the most effective methods of risk reduction are indicated and a rational assessment of the safety level is made. Studies carried out in the paper enabled identification of the risk analysis approach which the best reflects the issue of maintaining technical equipment devices in operation. With the use of the matrix, the indicator and probabilistic approach, the exploitation risk related to the occurrence of previously defined failures of the henhouse ventilation system was assessed. Based on the results of analysis, a conclusion could have been made that concurrent results were obtained with the use of the matrix and probabilistic approaches. In these cases, for all failures the highest and the lowest exploitation risks of occurrence of certain failures in the ventilation system in a henhouse were the same.

Modelling Reliability of Henhouse Microclimate Systems with Risk Analysis Approaches

Department of Construction, Exploitation of Vehicles and Machines

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Agricultural Engineering

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The paper presents the issue of modelling reliability of microclimate. It is very important to conduct the risk analysis in poultry farms in order to indicate...

Modelling Reliability of Henhouse Microclimate Systems with Risk Analysis Approaches

Published Online: Oct 04, 2017

Page range: 47 - 60

Received: Mar 01, 2017

Accepted: Jun 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2017-0024

Keywords
risk analysis approaches, farm, poultry

© 2017 Jerzy Napiórkowski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Modelling Reliability of Henhouse Microclimate Systems with Risk Analysis Approaches

Published Online: Oct 04, 2017

Page range: 47 - 60

Received: Mar 01, 2017

Accepted: Jun 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2017-0024

Keywordsrisk analysis approaches, farm, poultry

© 2017 Jerzy Napiórkowski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
risk analysis approaches, farm, poultry