Mirce Science: Physical Scale of Machine In-service Reality

Abstract

The philosophy of Mirce science is based on the premise that the purpose of existence of any machine is to do expected work, which is considered to be done when a measurable function(s) is delivered through in-service time. However, experience teaches us that in-service performance of these machines gets discontinued by imposing phenomena of in-service reality, like: fatigue, operator induced errors, corrosion, creep, foreign object damage, a faulty weld, bird strike, perished rubber, shark bites, carburettor icing, space radiation, to name just a few. Consequently, maintaining the design-in performance beyond the delivery day requires a work to be done on a machine, like: troubleshooting, repairs, replacements, modifications, diagnostics, “cannibalisation”, change of operational location/mode, and so forth. Thus, the motion of machines through in-service reality is governed by natural and human actions that are manifested through occurrences of observable in-service events mentioned above. For over 50 years the author has been conducted a systematic research focused on the full understanding of the mechanisms of these actions in order to predict and manage expected in-service performance of machines. Corrosion, as one of many well-known and observable mechanism of the motion of machines through in-service reality, is used in this paper to support the conclusion made. Thus, in Mirce science, the minimum physical scale of in-service reality of machines that must be addressed is between: the system Atom (10-10 metre), on one hand, the Solar system (1010 metre) on the other, for the accurate predictions of the in-service performance  to be made.