Compressor Diagnostics Software: Development, Test, and Evaluation. Final Report,December 1986-December 1995

摘要

This report describes development, test, and evaluation by industrial users of asoftware package to assist performance analysis and fault diagnosis for reciprocating compressors. The software compares measured variation of cylinder pressure against predictions of a model, and responds to discrepancies by adjusting model parameters (including fault magnitudes) until predictions match the measurements. The result is a performance analysis including a quantitative diagnosis of inferred faults. The performance information includes a flow, power, effective clearance, temperature rise, and various derived quantities. The software can analyze a single cylinder end or a complete multi-cylinder compressor.