Designing an intelligent system for vibration diagnosis of centrifugal water-cooling pumps using Bayesian networks

Abstract

Implementing monitoring methods is a viable method to reduce substantial damage to cooling water centrifugal pumps. Engaging in manual vibration analysis requires considerable time and a requisite level of competence. Small datasets pose challenges when applying classification systems that utilize linear classification models and deep learning. Given these issues, our proposal entails developing a system capable of autonomously, precisely, and accurately diagnosing vibrations using a limited dataset. The system is anticipated to possess the capability to detect multiple categories of mechanical defects, such as static imbalance, dynamic imbalance, misalignment, cavitation, looseness, and bearing corrosion. The Bayesian network (BN) structure was constructed using the MATLAB software. The input data parameters comprise vibration signals measured in the frequency domain and values representing phase differences. The constructed intelligent system was subsequently assessed using a dataset including 120 samples. The smart system can rapidly anticipate and precisely identify every form of harm with exceptional accuracy and sensitivity, relying on test outcomes. The test data analysis reveals that the intelligent system attained an average accuracy of 94.74%, precision of 95.32%, sensitivity (recall) of 93.67%, and F-score of 94.36%.