A project report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in
Engineering by course work and a project
Johannesburg, 1993 / With the increasing size and complexity of industrial plants
there is a growing need for modelling techniques and tools that
can be used to aid the operator in the daily running of the
plant. This research investigates a modelling technique, known
as multilevel flow modelling (MFM) and assesses its suitability
for fault diagnostic applications. A rule base for measurement
validation, alarm analysis and fault diagnosis is developed which
is independent of the process structure and the number of sensors
used, so as not to Lose the generality of the modelling
technique. A case study Shows that it is feasible to use MFM for
fault diagnosis and that this technique has the flexibility to
accommodate alterations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/20893 |
| Date | 18 August 2016 |
| Creators | Bracher, Stephen |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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