Assessment of diesel engine condition using time resolved measurements and signal processing
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Authors
Bell, Joseph E.
Subjects
diesel
signal processing
control based maintenance
speed vibration
joint time frequency
vibration
signal processing
control based maintenance
speed vibration
joint time frequency
vibration
Advisors
Millsaps, Knox T. Jr.
Date of Issue
1996-09
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Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
An experimental investigation was conducted to access methods of detecting, and localizing faults in a diesel engine. A three cylinder, two stroke Detroit 3-53 engine was heavily instrumented for time resolved measurements. In particular, a 3,600 count per revolution optical encoder was used along with accelerometers mounted on various engine structures, in-cylinder pressure measurements and a variety of steady state sensors, such as exhaust temperatures. A large number of baseline data were taken to establish the statistical characteristics on the signals from the engine. These runs were followed by a series of experiments where the cylinder head assembly bolt torque were varied parametrically. Standard spectral analysis and Joint Time Frequency Analysis (JTFA) were used to identify the fundamental vibration characteristics of the engine. The vibration frequencies were checked for consistency against first order models of the engine assembly and reasonable agreement was found. In addition, a new technique for accessing engine health using time of arrival of encoder signals was investigated.
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Thesis
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Department
Mechanical Engineering
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Format
xiv, 114 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.