Title :
Performance analysis software system for Canadian Coast Guard vessels
Author :
Reid, J.D. ; Tobin, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Transp. Dev. Centre, Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
The Transportation Development Centre (TDC), in collaboration with the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), is pursuing an integrated, predictive maintenance system for ship-based maintenance activity. The system is composed of three predictive techniques; oil analysis, vibration analysis and the performance analysis software system (PASS). PASS has been developed to carry out real-time monitoring of ship´s propulsion and ancillary equipment, to measure machine efficiency, and track usage of rotating and reciprocating equipment. The functional requirements of this predictive maintenance tool are split between a real-time data acquisition, conversion and storage component, and an analysis capability that depends on its knowledge-base to evaluate performance data and advise equipment maintainers. Some of the key performance analysis technologies employed are exhaust gas temperature spread, turbocharger performance analysis, diesel cylinder pressure analysis, usage tracking, AC drive train performance and pump-motor set performance among other techniques
Keywords :
data acquisition; data conversion; decision support systems; knowledge based systems; maintenance engineering; real-time systems; ships; vibration measurement; Canadian Coast Guard vessels; PASS; Transportation Development Centre; equipment maintainers; exhaust gas temperature spread; functional requirements; integrated predictive maintenance system; knowledge base; machine efficiency; oil analysis; performance analysis software system; real-time data acquisition; real-time data conversion component; real-time data storage component; real-time monitoring; reciprocating equipment; rotating equipmen; ship ancillary equipment; ship propulsion equipment; ship-based maintenance activity; track usage; vibration analysis; Collaboration; Condition monitoring; Data acquisition; Performance analysis; Petroleum; Predictive maintenance; Propulsion; Rotation measurement; Software systems; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1993. Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2416-1
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1993.332476
