Design and Implementation of Fuzzy Based Control System for a Special Testing Machine (STM) for Natural Gas Pipes
By
M.Sc. *Tarek EL-Bagorgy and *Mohamed Alsayed, B.Sc.
Helwan University, Faculty of Engineering, Mechanical Design Department, Mechanical Engineering Department
11735, Ain Helwan, Helwan, Egypt
Telbagory@yahoo.com
The Challenge:
Improve the mechanical testing capabilities and production quality of Natural Gas Piping Systems (NGPS). Current testing rates are insufficient to ensure safety conditions especially for (NGPS). Also, the automation systems for current testing machines are indirectly customized for piping system inspection.
The Solution:
A novel design of a special testing machine (STM) introduces testing rates three times compared with other testing machines. All tests are implemented in one machine with multifunction monitoring and flexible automation system.
Abstract:
The quality of Natural Gas Piping Systems (NGPS) must be ensured against any manufacturing defects. For this purpose, we develop a special testing machine (STM) constructed at the university lab to test (NGPS). The proposed (STM) function is based on testing the weak points at the pipe connections e.g. pipe bends, and intermediate connections. For more than 1500 pieces of (NGPS), crack propagation simultaneously followed up and monitored on the output screen at the critical positions of the pipelines connections. The control system utilizes the LabVIEW™ tools for various signals acquisition and monitoring also for designing the control system strategy.
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