Detection of shaft-seal rubbing in large-scale power generation turbines with acoustic emissions. Case study

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-82

  Mba, D ^a   Cooke, A ^b   Roby, D ^c   Hewitt, G ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Humber Power Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Power Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emissions; Condition monitoring; Power generation turbines; Rub diagnosis; Shaft seal rubbing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ADHESION; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FREQUENCIES; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

SHAFT-SEAL RUBBING; SURFACE ASPERITIES;

STEAM TURBINES;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; CONDITION MONITORING; DETECTION METHOD; STEAM TURBINE; SURFACE CONTACT; VIBRATION;

EID: 1942434511     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765004773644076     Document Type: Article

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