Improving mesh stiffness calculation of cracked gears for the purpose of vibration-based fault analysis

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 235-251

  Mohammed, Omar D ^a,b   Rantatalo, Matti ^a   Aidanpää, Jan Olov ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Gear mesh stiffness; Tooth crack propagation; Vibration based fault detection

Indexed keywords

CREST FACTORS; FAULT ANALYSIS; FEM SIMULATIONS; GEAR MESH STIFFNESS; GEARED SYSTEMS; MESH STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS CALCULATIONS; TOOTH DAMAGE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDITION MONITORING; CRACKS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FAULT DETECTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84884130926     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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