Systematic method for the condition assessment of central heating plants in Air Force Logistics Command. Master's thesis

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5556909

Starmack, G J

Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC), facing decreasing funds and aging utility systems, needed a method to objectively rate its central heating plants. Such a rating system would be used to compare heating plants throughout the command to identify potential problem areas and prioritize major repair projects. This thesis used a Delphi questionnaire to gather opinions from heating plant experts in order to identify and prioritize components considered most critical to overall plant operation. In addition, the experts suggested measurements which could be used to evaluate component conditions. By combining expert opinions and reading from technical literature, component model rating schemes were developed for AFLC's steam and high temperature hot water plants. Based on measurements and observations of critical components in the plant, a score between 0 and 100 is assigned to each component (for example, condensate piping, deaerator, etc.), each plant subsystem (distribution system, water treatment system, etc.), and to the plant as a whole. These component model rating schemes and the resultant overall condition index scores will enable AFLC to focus their management attention and allocate needed resources to the plants in greatest need of repair.

• Research Organization: Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (USA). School of Engineering
• OSTI ID: 5556909
• Report Number(s): AD-A-231279/1/XAB; AFIT/GEM/DEE--90S-17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DELPHI METHOD
DISTRIBUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
EVALUATION
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FORECASTING
INDEXES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
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OPERATION
REPAIR
STEAM
WATER TREATMENT