Browsing by Author "Ruiz Cárcel, Cristóbal"

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    Canonical variate analysis for performance degradation under faulty conditions
    (Elsevier, 2016-06-01) Ruiz Cárcel, Cristóbal; Lao, Liyun; Cao, Yi; Mba, David
    Condition monitoring of industrial processes can minimize maintenance and operating costs while increasing the process safety and enhancing the quality of the product. In order to achieve these goals it is necessary not only to detect and diagnose process faults, but also to react to them by scheduling the maintenance and production according to the condition of the process. The objective of this investigation is to test the capabilities of canonical variate analysis (CVA) to estimate performance degradation and predict the behavior of a system affected by faults. Process data was acquired from a large-scale experimental multiphase flow facility operated under changing operational conditions where process faults were seeded. The results suggest that CVA can be used effectively to evaluate how faults affect the process variables in comparison to normal operation. The method also predicted future process behavior after the appearance of faults, modeling the system using data collected during the early stages of degradation.
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    Combination of process and vibration data for improved condition monitoring of industrial systems working under variable operating conditions
    (Elsevier, 2015-06-19) Ruiz Cárcel, Cristóbal; Jaramillo, Víctor H.; Mba, David; Ottewill, James R.; Cao, Yi
    The detection and diagnosis of faults in industrial processes is a very active field of research due to the reduction in maintenance costs achieved by the implementation of process monitoring algorithms such as Principal Component Analysis, Partial Least Squares or more recently Canonical Variate Analysis (CVA). Typically the condition of rotating machinery is monitored separately using vibration analysis or other specific techniques. Conventional vibration-based condition monitoring techniques are based on the tracking of key features observed in the measured signal. Typically steady-state loading conditions are required to ensure consistency between measurements. In this paper, a technique based on merging process and vibration data is proposed with the objective of improving the detection of mechanical faults in industrial systems working under variable operating conditions. The capabilities of CVA for detection and diagnosis of faults were tested using experimental data acquired from a compressor test rig where different process faults were introduced. Results suggest that the combination of process and vibration data can effectively improve the detectability of mechanical faults in systems working under variable operating conditions.
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    Predictive condition monitoring of industrial systems for improved maintenance and operation
    (Cranfield University, 2014-07) Ruiz Cárcel, Cristóbal; Mba, David; Cao, Yi
    Maintenance strategies based on condition monitoring of the different machines and devices in an industrial process can minimize downtime, increase the safety of plant operations and help in the process of decision-taking for control and maintenance actions in order to reduce maintenance and operating costs. Multivariate statistical methods are widely used for process condition monitoring in modern industrial sites due to the quantity of data available and the difficulties of building analytical models in complex facilities. Nevertheless, the performance of these methodologies is still far away from being ideal, due to different issues such as process nonlinearities or varying operational conditions. In addition application of the latest approaches developed for process monitoring is not widely extended in real industry. The aim of this investigation is to develop new and improve existing methodologies for predictive condition monitoring through the use of multivariate statistical methods. The research focuses on demonstrating the applicability of multivariate algorithms in real complex cases, the improvement of these methods in terms of fault detection and diagnosis by means of data fusion and the estimation of process performance degradation caused by faults.
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    Use of spectral kurtosis for improving signal to noise ratio of acoustic emission signal from defective bearings
    (Springer Verlag, 2014-03) Ruiz Cárcel, Cristóbal; Hernani-Ros, E.; Cao, Yi; Mba, David
    The use of Acoustic Emission (AE) to monitor the condition of roller bearings in rotating machinery is growing in popularity. This investigation is centred on the application of Spectral Kurtosis (SK) as a denoising tool able to enhance the bearing fault features from an AE signal. This methodology was applied to AE signals acquired from an experimental investigation where different size defects were seeded on a roller bearing. The results suggest that the signal to noise ratio can be significantly improved using SK.