Recently,distributed intelligent systems based on multi-agent have been applied to many fields successfully.the multi-agent technique is introduced into the rotating machinery fault diagnosis system.With the combination of CBR technique,Basalstructure and development approach of the system are analyzed,and better cooperation among agents is realized.As a result,the system overcomes the limitation of single fault diagnosis method,and solves the contradictionbetween versatilityand adaptabilityof diagnosis software.Furthermore,a reference can be used for the research and development of multi-algorithmdiagnosis system of rotating machinery.The application in a factory's Networked Online Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis System for Turbine Fan shows that the system can diagnosefault rapidly and exactly.