THE VALUE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND MONITORING SYSTEMS

This article presents some brief reviews of instances where a lack of extensive monitoring of rotating machinery has caused major outages with serious financial consequences. A "positive" case illustrating the benefits of a condition monitoring system installed on two gas turbines is then discussed, and the dollar cost of monitoring is estimated.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Wooldridge, B
• Publication Date: 1990-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: No.8
  • ISSN: 0278-5994

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Gas turbines; Machinery; Monitoring
• Uncontrolled Terms: Condition monitoring
• Old TRIS Terms: Rotating machinery
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00661344
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM