MapEx Software, Inc.

Combine Heat Balance with Data Analytics to Monitor and Detect Changes in Performance

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About the firm

MapEx Software, Inc. develops power plant performance monitoring software that integrates first-principles heat balance analysis with advanced data analytics. Its software enables continuous monitoring, early detection, and diagnosis of performance degradation in power generation equipment such as gas turbines, steam turbines, and boilers.

Team
Micro
Firm type
Software Engineering · Simulation Engineering · Thermal & Heat Transfer · Power & Utility Engineering

People

Dr. Rodney R. GayPresident

Capabilities

Performance Monitoring Software

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Provides continuous monitoring and evaluation of plant measured data using first-principles heat-balance analysis and advanced data analytics.

Heat Balance Analysis

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Applies conservation of mass and energy plus combustion modeling to equipment models to determine flows, temperatures, efficiencies, and heat rates.

  • Combined-Cycle Plant Heat Balance

    Uses mass and energy balances on equipment models to add information to measured data.

  • Boiler Heat Balance

    Uses mass and energy balances to determine flows, heat transfer, and boiler efficiency.

  • Gas Turbine Heat Balance

    Determines performance parameters such as air flow, turbine inlet temperature, first stage nozzle area, and exhaust gas composition.

Advanced Pattern Recognition (APR)

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Identifies patterns in historical operational data to predict expected performance and detect anomalies in real-time.

  • SureSense APR Integration

    Integrates thermodynamic performance models with empirical pattern recognition to improve condition monitoring and root cause diagnostics.

  • Bayesian Belief Network Diagnostics

    Employs model-based Bayesian Belief Network approaches to quantify belief in failure modes and automate complex multi-symptom fault diagnostics.

Hybrid Thermal-Data Analytics

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Combines physical heat balance outputs with empirical APR correlations to enhance prediction accuracy and reduce false alarms.

Industries

Power Generation · Software

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