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Future behavior equipment predictive system

  • US 4,719,587 A
  • Filed: 04/16/1985
  • Issued: 01/12/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A future boiler behavior predictive system for use for purposes of effectuating an appraisal of the future behavior of a boiler comprising:

  • a. performance means containing a bank of data relating to performance characteristics of the boiler, said performance means being provided with a plurality of inputs from a variety of sources, said plurality of inputs including a first input consisting of data derived from the manufacturer of the boiler relating to the performance characteristics of the boiler, a second input consisting of data derived from boiler industry and other boiler sources relating to the performance characteristics of the boiler, a third input consisting of data derived from past and present boiler users relating to the performance characteristics of the boiler, a fourth input consisting of data derived from the operator of the boiler relating to the performance characteristics of the boiler, a fifth input consisting of data derived from an inspection of the boiler, and a sixth input consisting of data derived from conducting testing on the boiler;

    b. availability means containing a bank of data relating to availability characteristics of the boiler;

    c. degradation means containing a bank of data relating to degradation characteristics of the boiler, said degradation means being connected in cross-linked relation to both said performance means and said availability means so as to effectuate the assimilation of the degradation characteristics data of said degradation means with the performance characteristics data of said performance means and the availability characteristics data of said availability means such that the performance characteristics data of said performance means and the availability characteristics data of said availability means are each made to reflect the degradation characteristics data of the boiler; and

    d. updating means containing a bank of data relating both to current performance characteristics of the boiler and to current availability characteristics of the boiler, said updating means being connected to both said performance means and said availability means so that data relating to the current performance characteristics of the boiler and the current availability characteristics of the boiler can be provided thereto for purposes of accomplishing an updating of the performance characteristics data of said performance means and the availability characteristics data of said availability means.

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