Analysis of a diesel generator crankshaft failure

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2333-2341

  Espadafor, F Jiménez ^a   Villanueva, J Becerra ^a   García, M Torres ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crankshaft; Engine failure; Fatigue crack initiation

Indexed keywords

BEACH MARKS; CRANKSHAFT FAILURE; DIESEL GENERATORS; DOMINANT MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL GENERATION; ENGINE FAILURE; FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FRACTOGRAPHIC; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURED ZONES; FULL-LOAD; SURFACE HARDNESS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; CRANKSHAFTS; DIESEL ENGINES; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 67649600658     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Smith C.A., and Donovan M.D. Reliability survey of 600-1800 kW diesel and gas-turbine generating units. IEEE Trans Indus Appl 26 (1990) 741-755
2. Akhmedjanov F.M. Reliability databases: state-of-the-art and perspectives (2001), Risk National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark
3. Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc. Distributed generation operational reliability and availability database (2004), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, EEUU, Oak Ridge
4. Pandey R.K. Failure of diesel engine crankshafts. Eng Fail Anal 10 (2003) 165-175
5. Taylor D., Ciepalowiz A.J., Rogers P., and Devlukia J. Prediction of fatigue failure in a crankshaft using the technique of crack modelling. Fatigue Fract Eng Mater Struct 20 1 (1997) 13-21
6. Yu Z., and Xu X. Failure analysis of a diesel engine crankshaft. Eng Fail Anal 12 (2005) 487-495
7. Baumik S.K., Rangaraju R., Venkataswamy M.A., Bhaskaran T.A., and Parameswara M.A. Fatigue fracture of crankshaft of an aircraft engine. Eng Fail Anal 9 (2002) 255-263
8. Craighead I.A., and Gray T.G.F. Investigation of diesel generator shaft and bearing failures. Proc Inst Mech Eng Part-k 218 3 (2004) 153-158
9. Fonte M., and Freitas M. Marine main engine crankshaft failure analysis: a case study. Eng Fail Anal 16 6 (2009) 1940-1947
10. Lund R.A., and Sheybany S. Fatigue fracture appearance, Failure analysis and prevention. Metals handbook. 9th ed. Vol. 11 (1996), American Society for Metals
11. Becerra JA. Metodología para el estudio de las causas de rotura de cigüeñales en motores de combustión interna alternativos y compresores alternativos. Aplicación en un modelo de mantenimiento predictivo. PhD Dissertation, Universidad de Sevilla; 2007.
12. Rahnejat H. Multi-body dynamics (1998), Professional Engineering Publishing, UK
13. Rezeka, SF, Henein NH. A new approach to evaluate instantaneous friction and its components in internal combustion engines. SAE paper no. 840179; 1985.