Process-Data Analytics

Process-data analytics models the expected behaviour of equipment from existing historian and SCADA data — temperatures, pressures, flows, power — and flags deviations that signal degradation. It covers assets without dedicated condition sensors, such as heat exchangers, boilers and chillers.

How it works

Rather than adding sensors, analytics learns the normal relationship between a process and its conditions from existing data, then detects when reality drifts from expectation. A widening approach temperature, a rising pressure drop, a falling efficiency at constant load — all signal fouling, scaling or wear long before failure. It scales across many assets cheaply, depending on the quality of the existing data.

What the data shows

A widening approach temperature and rising pressure drop on a heat exchanger or chiller signal fouling; a rising stack temperature on a boiler signals fouling or scaling; a falling efficiency at constant load on any thermal asset signals degradation.

Process-Data Analytics by equipment

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