Title: Fault diagnosis of a diesel engine by using the analysis of instantaneous angular speed with a flexible model

Authors: Yonghua Yu; Jianguo Yang; Peilin Zhou

Addresses: School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 1040 Heping Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, 430063, China. ' School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 1040 Heping Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, 430063, China. ' Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Henry Dyer Building, 100 Montrose Street, Glasgow, G4 0LZ, UK

Abstract: Engine shaft instantaneous angular speed (IAS) can be used to diagnose combustion related faults and other faults affecting the output of engines, especially for small-scale diesel generators. Unfortunately, it is difficult to apply this technology to monitoring the operational condition of a marine propulsion diesel engine due to its complex shafting systems and multiple factors affecting the shafting torsional vibration. In this paper, the characteristics of fault detection based on traditional IAS analysis methods are firstly analysed. A novel method has been developed based on treating the engine shaft system as a flexible model, aiming to extend the IAS technique to monitor the working condition of a large marine diesel engine. Theoretical studies and engine evaluation tests have been conducted on a marine diesel engine experiment set-up. It is shown that an integration of the developed flexible model with traditional IAS technique is feasible and accurate.

Keywords: marine diesel engines; instantaneous angular speed; fault diagnosis; engine shaft speed; flexible models.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVNV.2011.043195

International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, 2011 Vol.7 No.4, pp.365 - 385

Published online: 14 Oct 2014 *

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