Condition monitoring of a single-stage gearbox with artificially induced gear cracks utilizing on-line vibration and acoustic emission measurements

The condition monitoring of a lab-scale, single stage, gearbox using different non-destructive inspection methodologies and the processing of the acquired waveforms with advanced signal processing techniques is the aim of the present work. Acoustic emission (AE) and vibration measurements were utilized for this purpose. The experimental setup and the instrumentation of each monitoring methodology are presented in detail. Emphasis is given on the signal processing of the acquired vibration and acoustic emission signals in order to extract conventional as well as novel parameters-features of potential diagnostic value from the monitored waveforms. Innovative wavelet-based parameters-features are proposed utilizing the discrete wavelet transform. The evolution of selected parameters/features versus test time is provided, evaluated and the parameters with the most interesting diagnostic behaviour are highlighted. The differences in the parameters evolution of each NDT technique are discussed and the superiority of AE over vibration recordings for the early diagnosis of natural wear in gear systems is concluded.     

纳米GaP粉体对结晶紫的光催化降解及其振动光谱分析

对纳米 Ga P粉体 -结晶紫水溶液光催化降解进行了研究。纳米 Ga P粉体在紫外光照射条件下对结晶紫具有光催化降解作用 ;随平均颗粒度的降低 ,纳米 Ga P粉体的光催化活性增加。红外光谱测试结果表明 :进行光催化过程以后 ,纳米 Ga P表面存在的几种主要振动模式变化较小或不变 ;拉曼光谱测试结果表明 :纳米 Ga P粉体的横向光学声子模与纵向光学声子模 ,以及表面主要振动模式几乎没有发生变化     

Thermal effect on vibration of non-homogenous visco-elastic rectangular plate of linearly varying thickness

An analysis for vibration of non-homogenous visco-elastic rectangular plate of linearly varying thickness subjected to thermal gradient has been discussed in the present investigation. For visco-elastic, the basic elastic and viscous elements are combined. We have taken Kelvin model for visco-elasticity that is the combination of the elastic and viscous elements in parallel. Here the elastic element means the spring and the viscous element means the dashpot. The governing differential equation of motion has been solved by Galerkin’s technique. Deflection, time period and logarithmic decrement at different points for the first two modes of vibration are calculated for various values of thermal gradients, non homogeneity constant, taper constant and aspect ratio for non-homogenous visco-elastic rectangular plate which is clamped on two parallel edges and simply supported on remaining two edges. Comparison studies have been carried out with homogeneous visco-elastic rectangular plate to establish the accuracy and versatility.     

Design and evaluation of a low-power mobile shaker for vibration tests on heavy wheeled vehicles

In the field of mobile agricultural and off-road machinery, there is a growing interest to examine the dynamic behaviour of the vehicle under construction with a view to improve passenger comfort and machine performance. As many of these machine constructors are small sized, specialised companies are required to execute vibration tests and to evaluate vibration levels. Because most of these machines are heavy constructions with exceptional proportions, it is obvious to perform vibration tests on the factory floor by means of a low power mobile excitation device such as an electro-hydraulic shaker. This paper shows that an air spring, parallel to the actuator of an electro-hydraulic shaker, results in considerable power savings. The behaviour of the shaker is discussed at its resonance frequencies. For small band excitation signals, extra power savings can be achieved by tuning the spring stiffness and by using the air spring at constant pressure. Experiments on a one degree of freedom vertical shaker show good agreement with the theory and demonstrate that the different mode shapes of an agricultural tractor can be sufficiently excited with a nominal hydraulic power of 500 W.     

Holographic vibration measurements of rough surfaces using a LCSLM

This paper describes measurements of a vibrating object with rough surface by the time-averaged method of holography using a newly designed optically addressed liquid crystal spatial light modulator with a resolution of 102 lp/mm and a diffraction efficiency of 16%. An object vibrating faster than several tens of Hz could be visualized. The pattern obtained by the method provides the locus of vibrating nodes. The advantage of this method is that a high contrast pattern of a vibrating object can be imaged in near-real-time, although the sensitivity of vibration is decreased.     

纵振驱动球面弯曲振动超声聚焦系统的聚焦特性*

为了将超声聚焦效应应用于工业加工中的冷却技术中,该文提出一种由夹心式换能器纵向振动驱动球面弯曲振动超声聚焦系统。基于基尔霍夫-亥姆霍兹声场理论分析了由换能器中心面纵向振动和球面弯曲振动组成的复合超声振动条件下的声场聚焦特性,并通过实验进行验证。研究结果表明,该聚焦系统具有显著的聚焦特性,球面弯曲振动将声能汇聚在声场焦区;当声场相位相同时,换能器中心面纵向振动和球面弯曲振动产生的声场在焦区发生叠加,可以进一步提高焦区声压;减小换能器中心面半径和球面曲率半径、增加球面开口半径可以增强复合超声振动的聚焦效果。     

A nonlocal Levinson beam model for free vibration analysis of zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes including thermal effects

A nonlocal Levinson beam model is developed to study the free vibrations of a zigzag single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) in thermal environments. The equivalent Young’s modulus and shear modulus for a zigzag SWCNT are derived using an energy-equivalent model. The present study illustrates that the vibration characteristics of an SWCNT are strongly dependent on the temperature change and on the chirality of a zigzag carbon nanotube. The investigation of the chirality and temperature effects on free vibration of carbon nanotubes may be used as a useful reference for the application and the design of nanoelectronic and nanodrive devices, nano-oscillators, and nanosensors, in which carbon nanotubes act as basic elements.     

拉曼光谱的16种多环芳烃（PAHs）特征振动光谱辨识

借助密度泛函理论中B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p)方法对美国EPA优先控制污染物中的16种多环芳烃(PAHs)：萘、苊烯、苊、芴、菲、蒽、荧蒽、芘、苯并[a]蒽、稠二萘、苯并[b]荧蒽、苯并[k]荧蒽、苯并[a]芘、二苯并(a, h)蒽、二苯并[g, h, i]芘以及茚苯(1, 2, 3-cd)芘进行结构优化,并计算拉曼光谱振动频率和去偏振度,在此基础上辨识多环芳烃的拉曼特征光谱。研究显示,16种PAHs的拉曼振动主要分布在3个频区：200～1 000 cm-1（指纹区）、1 000～1 700和3 000～3 200 cm-1（基团频率区）,3个频区主要振动归属分别为环变形(ring def),碳碳伸缩(CCStr)、碳氢摇摆(CHw)及其耦合振动(CCStrCCw),碳氢伸缩(CHStr)。进一步分析显示,指纹区16种PAHs的去偏振度随苯环变形振动对称性增强而降低,在该频区去偏振度最小的频移处苯环呼吸振动的对称性最强,指纹区的峰强也在此处出现最大值。任意PAHs在指纹区的最强峰之间的波数差较大,在显微拉曼光谱的可分辨范围内,因而利用指纹区的去偏振度和最强峰可将16种PAHs逐一识别。烷烃、烯烃、炔烃、醇类和酚类、脂肪醚、芳基烷基醚、醛类、酮类、羧酸、酯类、胺类、腈类、酰胺类、酸酐、芳烃的振动频率和峰强分布不完全一致,利用PAHs与这几类物质拉曼频率和峰强分布的差异可以逐一排出干扰。     

On the low vibration modes observed in a sphere submitted to a tangential contact force

In this paper we discuss the existence of translational and rotational displacements of a sphere submitted to a tangential contact force. On the basis of the Bogdanov and Skvortsov’s works [A.N. Bogdanov, A.T. Skvortsov, Sov. Phys. Acoust. 38 (1992) 224–226.] the dispersion equation has been established and solved for any value of the frequency in the case of the linear approximation. The present experimental analysis confirms that it exists two branches: an upper branch associated to the translation of the sphere and a lower branch characteristic of the rotation of the bead.     

Measurement of transverse vibrations/visualization of mode shapes in square plate by using digital speckle pattern interferometry and wavelet transform

New filtering scheme is investigated and implemented on digital speckle pattern interferometric fringes to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the speckle interferograms. To establish the potential of new filtering scheme the experiment was conducted on the vibrating cantilever beam. Experimental results revealed that the new filtering scheme is more powerful than other known filtering schemes (Kumar et al. Opt Laser Eng 2004;41:81–93. Kumar et al. Opt Laser Technol 2001;33:567–571. Shakher et al. Opt Eng 2002;41:176–180. Shakher et al. Proceedings ICICS, Singapore, 9–12 September 1997, p. 953–956. Bowler et al. Proceedings of IEE second international conference on image processing, London, 1986, p. 24–26. Lim. Opt Eng 1981;20:670–678. Devila et al. J Mod Opt 1995;42:1795–1804; Kaufmann et al. Opt Eng 1996;35:9–14). The new scheme reduced the speckle noise and improved SNR in speckle interferograms. Further, the new investigated filtering scheme is implemented to study the mode shapes of square plates under two different boundary conditions. In the first condition all the edges of the square plate were fixed while in the second condition two adjacent edges were fixed and the remaining two edges were free. From the experimental results it is clear that the mode shapes are more distinctly visible with the implementation of the new filtering scheme as compared to other known schemes. Under both the boundary conditions the recorded resonance frequencies were compared with the calculated values of resonance frequencies based on classical theory. The results obtained form DSPI show good agreement with classical theory.