GE's New Advanced Diagnostics System Predicts Reciprocating Compressor Behavior
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FLORENCE, ITALY - October 24, 2006 - GEnyus, an advanced diagnostics system developed by GE's Oil & Gas business, is bringing "preventive medicine" to the world of reciprocating compressors.
Building on the experience of more than 6,000 GE reciprocating compressors installed worldwide, GEnyus employs advanced mathematical models (the same used to design new units) to predict the behavior of critical machine components and processes.
"This gives engineering and maintenance staffs a key advantage," said Claudi Santiago, GE Senior Vice President and President and CEO of GE Oil & Gas. "They no longer have to spend valuable time gathering information and extrapolating alternative scenarios, but can immediately initiate corrective actions, knowing where best to focus their efforts before more serious problems develop."
Following some applications on low-pressure machines, the first application of the new technology on a hypercompressor will be at a main low-density polyethylene (LDPE) producer located in Belgium. GEnyus will be installed on the secondary hypercompressor for the LDPE plant to supervise diagnostic activities.
GEnyus is designed to interface with existing control and supervisory systems and sensors to collect data and status parameters. It processes them in a dedicated human machine interface (HMI) and clearly displays warnings, trends, diagnostics and recommendations. This enables operators to take any necessary machine control actions through the existing control panels or distributed control systems and plan maintenance actions.
GEnyus quickly detects abnormal compressor behavior, and reliably predicts future performance deviations. It manages approximately 10,000 associations among individual parameters, correlating more than 100 symptoms and diagnosing 50 different anomalies in critical compressor components.
The modular design of GEnyus provides the opportunity to extend monitoring, troubleshooting and diagnostics to multiple compressors simultaneously. This real-time assessment of the compressor's condition increases productivity and safety while reducing unplanned outages and maintenance costs.
Key feature of the GEnyus system include:
o Diagnostic software with thermodynamic and mechanical simulation modules
o Schematic machine/process view
o Trend display and archiving
o Real-time data collection, management and archiving
o All associated set-up and support services, including optional remote monitoring and diagnostics
About GE's Oil & Gas business
GE's Oil & Gas business is a world leader in advanced technology turbomachinery products and services, with engineering and manufacturing centers of excellence throughout Europe and the United States. Based in Florence, Italy, the company offers complete solutions for production, LNG, transportation, storage, refineries, petrochemicals and distribution systems, as well as pipeline integrity solutions including analysis and pipeline asset management.
