Citation:
Tan, C. K; Irving P; Mba, D; Diagnostics and prognostics with acoustic emission, vibration and spectrometric
oil analysis for spur gears; a comparative study,
Insight: Non-Destructive Testing & Condition Monitoring, Vol. 47, No. 8, August,
2005, pp 478-480.
Abstract:
Whilst vibration and spectrometric oil analysis for gear fault diagnosis are
well established, the application of AE to this field is still in its infancy.
This paper describes an experimental investigation on spur gears in which
natural pitting was allowed to occur. Throughout the test period, AE, vibration
and spectrometric oil samples were monitored continuously in order to correlate
and compare these techniques to natural life degradation of the gears. It was
observed that the AE technique was the most sensitive in detecting and
monitoring pitting.