Cause-and-effect analysis in chemical processes utilizing XML, plant connectivity and quantitative process history

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 503-512

  Thambirajah, Jegatheeswaran ^a   Benabbas, Lamia ^b   Bauer, Margret ^c   Thornhill, Nina F ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connectivity matrix; Fault detection and diagnosis; Plant topology; Plant wide disturbance; Root cause; XML

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FAULT DETECTION; MARKUP LANGUAGES; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TOPOLOGY; XML;

CONNECTIVITY MATRIX; FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS; PLANT TOPOLOGY; PLANT-WIDE DISTURBANCE; ROOT CAUSE;

CHEMICAL PLANTS;

EID: 58249086340     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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