Assessment of diesel engine condition using time resolved measurements and signal processing. Master`s thesis
An experimental investigation was conducted to access methods of detecting, and localizing faults in a diesel engine. A three cylinder, two stroke Detroit 3-53 engine was heavily instrumented for time resolved measurements. In particular, a 3,600 count per revolution optical encoder was used along with accelerometers mounted on various engine structures, in-cylinder pressure measurements and a variety of steady state sensors, such as exhaust temperatures. A large number of baseline data were taken to establish the statistical characteristics on the signals from the engine. These runs were followed by a series of experiments where the cylinder head assembly bolt torque were varied parametrically. Standard spectral analysis and Joint Time Frequency Analysis (JTFA) were used to identify the fundamental vibration characteristics of the engine. The vibration frequencies were checked for consistency against first order models of the engine assembly and reasonable agreement was found. In addition, a new technique for accessing engine health using time of arrival of encoder signals was investigated.
- Research Organization:
- Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 479093
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-320846/9/XAB; TRN: 71180015
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: TH: Master`s thesis; PBD: Sep 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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