SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A MODE OF FAILURE IN A PUMP USED IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
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1. A method for identifying a mode of failure in a pump, the method comprising:
- receiving and recording a first set of flow rate pressure values over a specified time period to determine an existing hydraulic signature of the pump;
receiving and recording real-time flow rate pressure values over a subsequent period of time to determine a current hydraulic signature of the pump; and
comparing the real-time flow rate pressure values to the first set of flow rate pressure values to detect variances in the hydraulic signature and output a mode of failure for the pump.
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A method for identifying a mode of failure in a pump includes receiving and recording a first set of flow rate pressure values over a specified time period to determine an existing hydraulic signature of the pump. The method then includes receiving and recording real-time flow rate pressure values over a subsequent period of time to determine a current hydraulic signature of the pump. The method further includes comparing the real-time flow rate pressure values to the first set of flow rate pressure values to detect variances in the hydraulic signature and output a mode of failure for the pump.
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1. A method for identifying a mode of failure in a pump, the method comprising:
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receiving and recording a first set of flow rate pressure values over a specified time period to determine an existing hydraulic signature of the pump; receiving and recording real-time flow rate pressure values over a subsequent period of time to determine a current hydraulic signature of the pump; and comparing the real-time flow rate pressure values to the first set of flow rate pressure values to detect variances in the hydraulic signature and output a mode of failure for the pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for identifying a mode of failure in a pump, the system comprising:
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at least one pressure sensor associated with at least one of a suction manifold, a discharge manifold, and a cylinder of the pump to output pressure values associated with the at least one of the suction manifold, the discharge manifold, and the cylinder of the pump; a historical dataset comprising a first set of flow rate pressure values obtained from the at least one pressure sensor, the first set of flow rate pressure values obtained over a specified time period to determine an existing hydraulic signature of the pump; a data acquisition engine configured to obtain real-time flow rate pressure values from the at least one pressure sensor, the real-time flow rate pressure values measured during a current operating condition of the pump to determine a current hydraulic signature of the pump; and a comparison engine in communication with the historical dataset, and the data acquisition system, the comparison engine configured to compare the real-time flow rate pressure values to the first set of flow rate pressure values to detect variances in the hydraulic signatures and output a mode of failure for the pump. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instruction, the sequences of instruction including instruction which when executed by a computer-based system for identifying a mode of failure in a pump, causes the computer-based system to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving and recording, by the computer based system, a first set of flow rate pressure values over a specified time period to determine an existing hydraulic signature of the pump; receiving and recording, by the computer based system, real-time flow rate pressure values over a subsequent period of time to determine a current hydraulic signature of the pump; and comparing, by the computer based system, the real-time flow rate pressure values to the first set of flow rate pressure values to detect variances in the hydraulic signature and output a mode of failure for the pump.
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