A FAULT DIAGNOSIS EXPERT SYSTEM FOR WATER COOLED PACKED UNIT

Authors

  • Chee Nian Tan Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Chee Fai Tan Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
  • Mohd Azman Abdullah Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v80.10879

Keywords:

Air conditioning, air handling unit, case study, expert system fault diagnosis

Abstract

Air conditioning plays an important role in giving maximum comfort working and leisure environment to the occupant as well as to reduce the indoor temperature. This project describes the use of an expert system shell for air conditioning air handling unit. For air handling unit, the services and maintenances of machine are expensive due to heavily dependent on experts. Hence, the main goal of the developed system is to diagnose the problem of air handling unit. With the assistance of expert system, the diagnosis process for air handling unit can be shorten up by 566.5% and standardized compared to the conventional way. The developed system is restricted by the expert’s experiences and knowledge. A case study was conducted to verify the capability of the developed system.

Author Biographies

  • Chee Nian Tan, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia

    postgraduate student at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.

  • Chee Fai Tan, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
    Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.
  • Mohd Azman Abdullah, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia

    head of department (automotive)

    faculty of mechanical engineering

    universiti teknikal malaysia melaka

References

Vakiloroaya, V., Samali, B., Fakhar, A., Pishghadam, K. 2014. A Review of Different Strategies for HVAC Energy Saving. Energy Conversion and Management. 77: 738-754.

Chua, K., Chou, S., Yang, W., & Yan, J. 2013. Achieving Better Energy Efficient Air Conditioning. A Review of Technologies and Strategies. Applied Energy. 104: 87-104.

Qi, R., Lu, L., Yang, H. 2012. Investigation on Air –Conditioning Load Profile and Energy Consumption of Desiccant Cooling System for Commercial Building in Hong Kong. Energy Build. 49: 509-518.

R., Hywel, B., T., Tee, M., Y., Ariffin, C., F., Tan, C., K., Gan, C., T., Chong. 2014. ACMV Energy Analysis for Academic Building: A Case Study. 7th International Conference on Cooling & Heating Technologies. 88.

Liebowitz, J. 1995. Expert System: A Short Introduction. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 5(6): 601-607.

Hopgood, A. A. 2001. Intelligent Systems for Engineers and Scientists. CRC Press LLC: USA.

Urrea, C., Henriquez, G., Jamett, M. 2015. Development of an Expert System to Select Materials for the Main Structure Crane Designed for Disabled People. Expert System with Applications. 42(1): 691-697.

Ipek, M., Selvi, I., H., Findik, Torku, l. O., Cedimoglu, I., H. 2013. An Expert System Based Material Selection Approach to Manufacturing. Materials & Design. 47: 331-340.

Gemignani, M. C., Lakshmivarahan, S., and Wasserman, A. I. 1983. Advances in Computers. 22.

Dym, C. L. 1985. Expert systems: New Approaches to Computer Aided Engineering. J Eng Computer. 1(3): 9-25.

Negnevitsky, M. 2005. Artificial Intelligence: A Guide to Intelligent Systems. Harlow, England: Addison-Wesley.

Terry Anthony Byrd. 1995. Expert Systems Implementation: Interviews with Knowledge Engineers. Industrial Management and Data Systems. 95(10): 3-7.

ASHRAE Handbook: HVAC Applications. 2011. Atlanta: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Retrieved January 6, 2017, from http://www.ashraeqatar.com.

Mansyur, R., Rahmat, R. A. O. K., & Ismail, A. 2013. A Prototype Rule-based Expert System for Travel Demand Management. UNIMAS E-Journal of Civil Engineering. 4(4): 34-39.

IntelliCorp. 2006. Kappa-PC User’s Guide, Version 2.0. IntelliCorp, Inc., USA.

IntelliCorp. 2006. System Description and Data Sheet. Kappa-PC Version 2.0.

Farinha, F., Portela, E., Domingues, C. and Sousa, L. 2005. Knowledge-based Systems in Civil Engineering: Three Case Studies. Journal of Advanced Engineering Software. 36: 729-739.

Witlox, F. 2005. Expert Systems in Land-Use Planning: An Overview. Journal of Expert Systems with Applications. 29: 437-445.

Terry Anthony Byrd. 1995. Expert Systems Implementation: Interviews with Knowledge Engineers. Industrial Management & Data Systems. 95(10): 3-7.

Wang, S. K. 2000. Handbook of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Anon. 1995. Turboprop Gas Turbine Engine Maintenance Manual for Model Pt6a-114. Pratt and Whitney of Canada.

C. K., & Ercelebi, S. G. 2009. An Expert System for Hydraulic Excavator and Truck Selection in Surface Mining. The Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 109: 727-738.

Downloads

Published

2017-12-13

Issue

Vol. 80 No. 1: January 2018

Section

Science and Engineering

License

Copyright of articles that appear in Jurnal Teknologi belongs exclusively to Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Penerbit UTM Press). This copyright covers the rights to reproduce the article, including reprints, electronic reproductions, or any other reproductions of similar nature.

How to Cite

A FAULT DIAGNOSIS EXPERT SYSTEM FOR WATER COOLED PACKED UNIT. (2017). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 80(1). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v80.10879