Qualitative Modelling of Lime-mash Flow Processes and Measurements

A qualitative modelling approach is used into the description of lime-mash flow processes of an industrial lime transport machine in order to monitor and analyze its performance prior to its application. Realistic and reliable qualitative models of the lime transport system under investigation were produced offline. The results obtained from running the simulation of these models, in order to analyze machine's operation, were quite satisfactory comparing to physical representations. Faulty conditions were introduced into models functionality and were further examined, in order to predict system's physical behaviour in dealing successfully with some of the uncertainties present in such situations. Some of the important benefits resulted from the implementation of the above approach in an industrial machine production unit were the increase on machine's operation credibility and the reduction in machine's production cost. Key-Words: Measurements, qualitative modelling, model simulation, process analysis.