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Control Operations to Extend Service Life (240)

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Problem: Extend equipment service life when possible by avoiding operation under high wear/stress conditions

Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Interaction Mechanisms through Measurementand Analysis System Applications

PNNL Solution:

  • Identify high stress operating conditions from equipment failure root-cause analyses
  • Identify operating signatures of these damaging conditions
  • Instrument equipment to detect on-set of high stresses
  • Extend service life by controlling operations to minimize exposure to high stress conditions

Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Root cause analysis for event understanding; root cause analysis for problem diagnostics and operating; probability risk assessment (PRA) modeling; optimization; algorithm development for system condition monitoring. sensor system design.

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