Process for early detection of damage to machine parts
First Claim
1. A process for early detection of damage to a machine part comprising the steps of detecting vibrations of the machine part by means of a vibration pickup which picks up vibrations of the machine part and transforms them into corresponding picked up signals, breaking down the picked up signals into periodically determined signal components, and periodically recurring components having stochastic amplitudes, examining the signal components for determining the parameters for stress of the machine part as a function of frequency, and using the parameters for stress of the machine part for determining type of damage and/or comparing the parameters for stress of the machine part with characteristic values for permissible stress of the machine part for purposes of determining extent of damage of the machine part.
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Abstract
In a process for early detection of damage top machine parts, particularly rolling element bearings, vibrations are detected by means of a vibration pickup in order to make it possible to describe the present condition of the machine part as well as to estimate the remaining service life of the machine part. The picked-up signals are broken down into periodically determined stochastic and generally stochastic signal components. The signal components for determining the parameters for the stress of the machine part are examined as a function of time and the ascertained stress parameters are compared with characteristics values for the permissible stress of the machine part for purposes of determining the type of damage and/or for determining the extent of the damage.
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- 1. A process for early detection of damage to a machine part comprising the steps of detecting vibrations of the machine part by means of a vibration pickup which picks up vibrations of the machine part and transforms them into corresponding picked up signals, breaking down the picked up signals into periodically determined signal components, and periodically recurring components having stochastic amplitudes, examining the signal components for determining the parameters for stress of the machine part as a function of frequency, and using the parameters for stress of the machine part for determining type of damage and/or comparing the parameters for stress of the machine part with characteristic values for permissible stress of the machine part for purposes of determining extent of damage of the machine part.
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