June 2012, Volume 3, Issue 6

BENTLY NEVADA

SYSTEM 1 TIPS & TRICKS

Dear System 1 User,

Although Performance Maps are typically used to view thermodynamic data from Bently Performance SE, any System 1 user with
the Turbomachinery, Hydro, or Electrical Assets Application Packages can configure a Performance Map plot in creative ways to
get a useful 2-dimensional picture of the operating relationship between any two machine parameters in your enterprise. In this
months issue of System 1 Tips & Tricks, well show you how to configure a Performance Map Plot like the one shown below.
We hope you enjoy this issue!
Sincerely,
Your North America FAE team
This months tip by: Mark Snyder, Field Application Engineer, Citrus Heights, CA

Versions:
All
Applies to:
System 1 Plots / Tools

User Level:
Power User
Diagnostic User
IT Group
Mid Level User
Occasional User
New User
Creating Performance Maps

Performance Map plot, with the Current Value of a vibration parameter (Composite, available in the
3500/46M monitor) represented by a blue dot, relative to normal and high vibration level curves and
operational exclusion zone curves of cavitation and bearing temperature, for a range of flow rates.

First, create an X-Y grid map showing the characteristics or limit lines of the variables you will be plotting.
Click on Map Manager in the Tools drop-down menu to open the Map Manager dialog box.

To create a new map, Click on the Add Map button to open the Map Properties dialog box.

Create a name for your new map, enter the units information, and enter a description of the map. Important
tip: only vibration variables that do not have pp or pk as part of the units name are currently supported.
Additional units will be added in a future software update.

Select the Curve Configuration tab, and enter the curve data. Use the Points or Equations tab that is
appropriate to your data. Curve data can come from your own empirical (historical data), OEM design data,
or a formula. Tip: you can click on the Preview Page button to view the map as you create it. Click OK in
Map Properties to save your map.

Tip: Maps can be used for more than one plot, and can be edited after they are saved.

Now that youve created your map of curves, create a Performance Map plot of Current Values that will use
it. This is the same as creating an XvsY plot, covered in the February 2012 edition of System 1 Tips &
Tricks.
To keep the plot in a place where you can easily access it, go to the Plot Session Manager pane and create
a new Plot Session by right-clicking the root folder and clicking on New Plot Session.

In the Plot Session Configuration dialog box, name your new plot session. Since your operator map will
use current value data, click the Current Values radio button in the Data Source tab. Click on OK to
create your new plot session.

To save your plot session, right click on it, click on Save and then Plot Session. Then, right click on the
plot session again and click on Set As Active to make it the session youll create your performance map
plot group in.

Begin creating the plot by clicking on the Performance Map icon in the Plots toolbar or drop-down menu
to open the Plot Group Configuration dialog box. Note: If Performance Map is not one of the options listed, you need to
turn it on. This is done by clicking on Tools > Options> Opening the Plot Control Selection tab and checking Performance
Map.

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First, drag the variable you want for the X (horizontal) axis into the dialog box and drop it on New Plot to
create Curve 1.

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Then drag the variable you want for the Y (vertical) axis into the dialog box and drop it on Curve 1. Tip: up to
six sets of variables (with the same units) can be shown on the same plot by creating additional Curves.

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Click on the Data tab, and put a check mark in the box next to Use Plot Session Data Range. This will
make sure your plot will use Current Values as configured in your plot session.

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Select the Performance Map tab, click to see the drop-down menu, and find and select the map you created
earlier. Tip: the map will not appear in the drop-down menu, nor in your plot, if the Map and Plot units do not
match exactly. Click Apply and OK.

Your Performance Map will look something like this:

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To save your plot, right-click on it in the Plot Session pane, and click Save. You can give your plot group
a name by clicking on Rename in the same drop-down menu.

Note the two white rectangular boxes above the plot. You can drag and drop two additional variables from
the Enterprise Hierarchy into those boxes to enhance the information available on your Performance Map
plot.

17) To arrive at the plot shown at the beginning of this article, you can change the colors of point, curve and plot
components by right-clicking on the plot and selecting Configure to open the Performance Map Plot Group
Configuration dialog box, then selecting one or more of the following:

Double-click on Curve 1 (or highlight Curve 1 and click the Configure Curve button)
Click View tab (to enable or disable grid lines)
Double-click on Plot 1 (or highlight Plot 1 and click the Configure Plot button), then select the
Appearance or Performance Map tab and click the Advanced Options >> button

Click on the square icons under the Configure (Plot or Curve) button. Tip: highlighting Plot 1 or Curve
1 changes the name of the button to Configure Plot or Configure Curve, respecively
Dont forget to save your plot in the Plot Session Manager!

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775-215-1818
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