Pressure diagnostic for rotary equipment
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1. A system comprising:
- a rotary machine having a component for operating on a fluid;
a sensor for sensing a process pressure in the fluid; and
a processor for generating a diagnostic indicative of wear on the component, based on variations in the process pressure.
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Abstract
A system comprises a rotary machine, a sensor and a processor. The rotary machine has a component that operates on a fluid. The sensor senses pressure in the fluid. The processor generates a diagnostic indicative of wear on the component, based on process noise on the pressure.
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1. A system comprising:
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a rotary machine having a component for operating on a fluid; a sensor for sensing a process pressure in the fluid; and a processor for generating a diagnostic indicative of wear on the component, based on variations in the process pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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sensing a pressure associated with operation of a rotary apparatus; monitoring process noise on the pressure; and generating a wear diagnostic as a function of the process noise, such that the wear diagnostic is correlated with a physical change in a component of the rotary apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25)
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21. A diagnostic pressure transmitter comprising:
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a sensor for sensing pressure noise generated by operation of rotary equipment; a processor for generating a wear diagnostic as a function of the pressure noise, and for generating a wear indicator as a function of a change in the wear diagnostic; and an interface for transmitting the wear diagnostic and the wear indicator to a monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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