Detecting damage in an oilfield mixing device
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a system operable to indicate that damage has been sustained by a rotating component of an oilfield mixing device that is operable for blending oilfield materials, wherein the system comprises;
a first sensor connected with the oilfield mixing device and operable to generate information related to vibration of the rotating component;
a second sensor operable to generate information related to rotational speed and/or phase angle of the rotating component; and
a monitoring device in communication with the sensor and operable to determine an amplitude of the generated information, wherein the information generated by the first and second sensors are indicative of;
an amount of damage sustained by the rotating component due to prolonged exposure to the oilfield materials; and
a location of the damage on the rotating component.
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Abstract
Information relating to vibration of a rotating component of an oilfield mixing device is obtained. The oilfield mixing device is operable to blend oilfield materials while the rotating component rotates. Damage sustained by the rotating component is then determined based on the obtained information.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a system operable to indicate that damage has been sustained by a rotating component of an oilfield mixing device that is operable for blending oilfield materials, wherein the system comprises; a first sensor connected with the oilfield mixing device and operable to generate information related to vibration of the rotating component; a second sensor operable to generate information related to rotational speed and/or phase angle of the rotating component; and a monitoring device in communication with the sensor and operable to determine an amplitude of the generated information, wherein the information generated by the first and second sensors are indicative of; an amount of damage sustained by the rotating component due to prolonged exposure to the oilfield materials; and a location of the damage on the rotating component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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obtaining information relating to vibration of a rotating component of an oilfield mixing device, wherein the oilfield mixing device is operable to blend oilfield materials while the rotating component rotates; and detecting damage sustained by the rotating component based on the obtained information by estimating an amount of erosion sustained by the rotating component based on the obtained information, and wherein the erosion sustained by the rotating component is caused by prolonged exposure to the oilfield materials. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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detecting vibrations generated by a plurality of rotating components of an oilfield mixing device; associating the detected vibrations with corresponding ones of the plurality of rotating components based on a corresponding plurality of frequencies of the detected vibrations; determining an amplitude of the detected vibrations at one of the plurality of frequencies corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of rotating components; and detecting damage sustained by the selected one of the plurality of rotating components based on the determined amplitude; detecting rotational speed and/or phase angle of the selected one of the plurality of rotating components; and estimating a location of the detected damage on the selected one of the plurality of rotating components based on the detected rotational speed and/or phase angle. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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