Fathi N. Mayoof
Beating Phenomenon of MultiHarmonics Defect Frequencies in a Rolling Element Bearing Case Study from Water Pumping Station
1062 - 1066
2009
3
9
International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/12671
https://publications.waset.org/vol/33
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Rolling element bearings are widely used in industry,
especially where high load capacity is required. The diagnosis of
their conditions is essential matter for downtime reduction and saving
cost of maintenance. Therefore, an intensive analysis of frequency
spectrum of their faults must be carried out in order to determine the
main reason of the fault. This paper focus on a beating phenomena
observed in the waveform (time domain) of a cylindrical rolling
element bearing. The beating frequencies were not related to any
sources nearby the machine nor any other malfunctions (unbalance,
misalignment ...etc). More investigation on the spike energy and the
frequency spectrum indicated a problem with races of the bearing.
Multiharmonics of the fundamental defects frequencies were
observed. Two of them were close to each other in magnitude those
were the source of the beating phenomena.
Open Science Index 33, 2009