Title :
A new blowdown compensation scheme for boiler leak detection
Author :
Pertew, A.M. ; Sun, X. ; Gooden, R. Kent ; Marquez, H.J.
Author_Institution :
Syncrude Canada Ltd., Fort McMurray, AB
Abstract :
In this brief paper, a method is presented for tube leak detection which considers the blowdown effect in industrial boiler operation. This adds to the efficiency of advances in identification-based leak detection techniques of boiler steam- water systems.
Keywords :
boilers; compensation; leak detection; blowdown compensation scheme; boiler leak detection; boiler steam-water systems; industrial boiler operation; Attenuation; Background noise; Boilers; Costs; Industrial control; Leak detection; Least squares methods; Sun; Testing; Valves; Blowdown; Industrial Boilers; Least Squares; Tube Leaks;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2008
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2078-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0743-1619
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2008.4587171