Patent ID: 7698102
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: F16T,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A diagnosing method, comprising the steps of: performing in a batch a plurality of diagnoses selected from the group consisting of a trap operation diagnosis for diagnosing operational conditions of a plurality of evaluation target steam traps in a client's evaluation target system, a fluid leakage diagnosis for diagnosing leakage of fluid from respective portions of an evaluation target piping in the evaluation target system, a system improvement diagnosis for diagnosing need or no need of system improvement in the construction of the evaluation target system, and a maintenance improvement diagnosis for diagnosing need or no need of improvement in a maintenance system currently adopted by the evaluation target system; inputting results of the plurality of kinds of diagnoses performed in a batch to a diagnosing computer system and causing the diagnosing computer system to perform data generating operation based upon the inputted diagnoses results according to an aggregating program, thereby to generate comprehensive evaluation data for reporting in batch results of the plurality of kinds of diagnosis performed in a batch to a client; and reporting in a batch, with the comprehensive evaluation data, to the client the results of the plurality of kinds of diagnoses performed; wherein in response to the input of results of the trap operation diagnosis, the comprehensive evaluation data includes reporting on an economic advantage obtained through reduction in trap-passed steam loss by replacing or repairing all the evaluation target steam traps, the trap-passed steam loss being calculated based on the results of the trap operation diagnosis; wherein in response to the input of results of the fluid leakage diagnosis, the comprehensive evaluation data includes reporting on an economic advantage obtained through reduction in fluid leakage loss by repairing leaking portions in the entire evaluation target piping, the fluid leakage loss being calculated based on the results of the fluid leakage diagnosis; in response to the input of results of the system improvement diagnosis, the comprehensive evaluation data includes reporting on an economic advantage obtained through improvement in a system construction found by the system improvement diagnosis; and in response to the input of results of the maintenance improvement diagnosis, the comprehensive evaluation data includes reporting on an economic advantage obtained through improvement in the maintenance system found by the maintenance improvement diagnosis.