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Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Motivations for Automating Process Fault Analysis
1.1 Introduction
1.2 CPI Trends to Date
1.3 The Changing Role for the Process Operators in Plant Operations
1.4 Methods Currently Used to Perform Process Fault Management
1.5 Limitations of Human Operators in Performing Process Fault Management
1.6 The Role of Automated Process Fault Analysis
1.7 Anti... MORE
1.8 Process Fault Analysis Concept Terminology
Chapter 2. Method of Minimal Evidence: Model-Based Reasoning
2.1 Overview
2.2 Introduction
2.3 Method of Minimal Evidence Overview
2.4 Verifying the Validity and Accuracy of the Various Primary Models
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3. Method of Minimal Evidence: Diagnostic Strategy Details
3.1 Overview
3.2 Introduction
3.3 MOME Diagnostic Strategy
3.4 A General Procedure for Developing and Verifying Competent Model-based
3.5 MOME SV & PFA Diagnostic Logic Compiler Motivations
3.6 MOME Diagnostic Strategy Summary
Chapter 4. Method of Minimal Evidence: Fuzzy Logic Algorithm
4.1 Overview
4.2 Introduction
4.3 Fuzzy Logic Overview
4.4 MOME Fuzzy Logic Algorithm
4.5 Certainty Factor Calculation Review
4.6 MOME Fuzzy Logic Algorithm Summary
Chapter 5. Method of Minimal Evidence: Criteria for Shrewdly Distribution Fault Analyzers and Strategic Process Sensor Placement
5.1 Overview
5.2 Criteria for Shrewdly Distributing Process Fault Analyzers
5.3 Criteria for Strategic Process Sensor Placement
Chapter 6. Virtual SPC Analysis and Its Routine Use in Falconeer™ IV
6.1 Overview
6.2 Introduction
6.3 EWMA Calculations and Specific Virtual SPC Analysis Configurations
6.4 Virtual SPC Alarm Trigger Summary
6.5 Virtual SPC Analysis Conclusions
Chapter 7. Process State Transistion Logic and Its Routine Use in Falconeer™ IV
7.1 Temporal Reasoning Philosophy
7.2 Introduction
7.3 State Identification Analysis Currently Used in Falconeer™ IV
7.4 State Identification Analysis Summary
Chapter 8. Conclusions
8.1 Overview
8.2 Summary of the MOME Diagnostic Strategy
8.3 FALCON, FALCONEER and FALCONEER™ IV Actual KBS Application Performance Results
8.4 FALCONEER™ IV KBS Application Project Procedure
8.5 Optimal Automated Process Fault Analysis Conclusions
Appendix A. Various Diagnostic Strategies for Automating Process Fault Analysis
Appendix B. The Falcon Project
Appendix C. Process State Transition Logic Used by the Original Falconeer KBS
Appendix D. Falconeer™ IV Real-Time Suite Process Performance Solutions Demo Description