Technical Feasibility of Condition Monitoring

There are hundreds or maybe thousands of equipment in a plant, started from wiring, breaker, ducting, motor, pump etc. If we want to start Condition monitoring the question is what kind of equipment that i can put on my Condition Base Monitoring program.

These criteria below may give you some direction. The condition monitoring are technically feasible if;

1. Potential failure condition can be detected clearly. This could be increased vibration, temperature, noise, etc.
2. P-F interval is reasonably consistent. P-F interval is time between Potential failure (point where we know that something is failing) and Functional failure (point where an equipment has failed or unable to fulfill it’s function)
3. it is practical to have monitoring frequency at interval less than the P-F interval
4. the net P-F interval is long enough to be some use ( long enough to take action to prevent it from reaching functional failure)