Method for monitoring performance of a heat transfer device
US8046191B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B23/0221
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided for the monitoring of heat transfer devices. The method includes the acts of receiving data from a heat transfer device, and computing a performance indicator indicative of an incipient anomaly condition of the heat transfer device based upon the received data, and/or computing a normalized efficiency of the heat transfer device. The normalized efficiency represents a corrected efficiency that isolates effects of a process parameter on performance of the heat transfer device. The data represents a measurable process parameter or a change in a measurable process parameter in the heat transfer device. The method receives the data and computes a performance indicator to predict performance degradation of the heat transfer device over time based upon the received data.
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