Pietro Fiorentini S.p.a.

Gianfranco De Feo

Stefano Martinelli

Pietro Cerami

Alfeo Tomasin

Leonardo Senatori

A method for monitoring a device for regulating the flow of a gas, the device having a flow conduit and a shutter assembly that defines a restriction in the flow conduit. The method includes: causing the transit of gas through the flow conduit; defining a sequence of time intervals (Z. . . Zn) of corresponding durations (t. . . tn); during each time interval, determining a value of density and a value of velocity of the gas at the restriction; calculating the product of the value of density, of the value of velocity, of the duration of the time interval and of a correction coefficient to obtain a corresponding value of equivalent wear; for each time interval, adding all the values of equivalent wear calculated for the current time interval and for the preceding time intervals to obtain a cumulative value; comparing the cumulative values with a predefined limit value, corresponding to a condition of maximum wear allowable for the shutter assembly, to obtain an indication of the condition of efficiency of the shutter assembly.

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Gianfranco De Feo