Investigation of diesel generator shaft and bearing failures

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-158

  Craighead, I A ^a   Gray, T G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diesel generator; Flexible couplings; Resonance; Torsional fatigue

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); DISCOLORATION; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; POWER GENERATION; RESONANCE; SHEAR STRESS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

DIESEL GENERATORS; MICROMETER MEASUREMENTS; RUBBER ELEMENTS; TORSIONAL FATIGUE;

SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

EID: 7544240210     PISSN: 14644193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1464419042035926     Document Type: Conference Paper

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