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I-MR Chart — Reactor Peak Exotherm

Twenty-six batches of peak exotherm temperature as an I-MR pair, with rules 5 and 6 flagging the upward shift after the coolant changeover and Cpk 1.16 against the 78–84 °C batch record limits.

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Peak exotherm — reactor R-201I-MR chart · 26 points · degC · all 8 Nelson rulesI chart — individual readings78808284665USL 84.000UCL 83.612CL 81.208Target 81.000LCL 78.803LSL 78.000MR chart — moving range of 20123UCL 2.953CL 0.904LCL 0.0001234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Out of control — 3 of 26 points flagged by rules 5, 6.Cp 1.25 · Cpk 1.16 · within-subgroup sigma 0.801 degC · 278 PPM expected out of specPp 1.00 · Ppk 0.93 · overall sigma 1.002 degC · 3,357 PPM observed-spread estimateMarginally capable — Cpk sits between 1.00 and 1.33. Quoted from an unstable process, so treat it as provisional.Rule 6 · Individual value at point 16 = 80.200 — 4 of 5 points beyond 1σ on the same sideRule 6 · Individual value at point 17 = 80.100 — 4 of 5 points beyond 1σ on the same sideRule 5 · Individual value at point 24 = 83.100 — 2 of 3 points beyond 2σ on the same side

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title "Peak exotherm — reactor R-201"
chart i-mr
unit "degC"
spec lsl: 78 usl: 84 target: 81
# One batch, one reading — a rational subgroup does not exist here,
# so individuals and the moving range of two are the only honest chart.
value 80.2
value 81.0
value 80.7
value 80.5
value 81.6
value 81.4
value 81.5
value 81.5
value 79.8
value 80.4
value 80.8
value 80.1
value 82.9
value 80.0
value 80.4
value 80.2
value 80.1
value 81.7
value 80.7
# Chilled-water loop swapped to the reconditioned exchanger.
value 81.4
value 82.8
value 81.5
value 82.9
value 83.1
value 81.6
value 82.6