Abstract
A simplified rule-based expert system can be of great use to maintenance engineers involved in on-line health monitoring of aero-engines. The development of a rule base has been done on the following lines: 1 A design and off-design mathematical model of the turbofan has been developed. 2 Healthy and fault-implanted engines have been run at various off-design conditions to see the effect of faults on certain aero-thermodynamic performance parameters, with appropriate selection of independent parameter(s). 3 From these calculated values, fault matrices have been developed for sea-level static conditions taking the net thrust as an independent parameter. 4 From these fault matrices, rules have been developed which form the knowledge core of the expert shell. These rules have been developed for Garrett TFE 731-2, a moderate bypass and overall pressure ratio, generic twin-spool turbofan and so the package (off-design code plus expert system) can serve as a pedagogical tool for training of engineers in the aero-engine industry and academic institutions.
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