The objective of our work is the association of vibratory diagnosis knowledge with an acoustic part including frequential and spatial criteria for the identification of noise sources in rotating machinery. To control parameters for this difficult problem, one proceeds by stages and with confrontatio
Vibration and wear detection in rotating machinery by acoustic analysis
โ Scribed by C.W. Stammers
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 239 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-682X
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โฆ Synopsis
This technical note illustrates the value of acoustic monitoring. Three investigations in differing areas of engineering are described.
The first concerns excessive noise in the drive of a low speed wind tunnel During runs at differing fan speeds a specific bearing was identified as the noise source. On replacement the overall noise level fell several decibels.
The second case concerns a universal milling machine which began to emit excessive noise. Eighteen different spindle speeds, involving nine possible gear pairs, can be selected. Knowledge of gear meshing frequencies enabled two specific gear pairs to be identified from analysis of the noise at various spindle speeds.
The third study concerns an oil fired burner, intended for domestic heating, the noise levels of which were of concern. The sliding vane compressor of this unit was identified as the prime noise source. Frequency analysis indicated that vane vibration was the source of the problem. Redesign of the vane and slot was recommended.
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