Condition monitoring of mechanical seals: detection of film collapse using reflected ultrasonic waves

被引:21
作者
Anderson, W [1 ]
Jarzynski, J [1 ]
Salant, RF [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, George W Woodruff Sch Mech Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
关键词
seals; rotary seals; mechanical seals; face seals; condition monitoring; acoustic diagnostics; equipment monitoring;
D O I
10.1243/0954406001523623
中图分类号
TH [机械、仪表工业];
学科分类号
0802 ;
摘要
A method for detecting the collapse of the lubricating film in a mechanical seal has been developed. A piezoelectric transducer is placed behind the non-rotating seal face and is used to generate ultrasonic waves, which propagate towards the interface between the two seal faces. The same transducer is used to detect the reflected waves, whose amplitude is a measure of the degree of contact between the faces. The results of bench tests, steady-state tests and transient tests show that the method is effective.
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页码:1187 / 1194
页数:8
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