Fault Detection of Nonlinear Rotor-Bearing Systems by Using the Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions (NOFRFs)

Yunpeng Zhu, Z. Q. Lang, Zhong Luo, S. Rajintha A.S. Gunawardena

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Abstract

In this study, the fault detection of nonlinear rotor-bearing systems is investigated by using the frequency analysis approach. The Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions (NOFRFs) of the nonlinear rotor-bearing system are evaluated and used to diagnosis the abnormal conditions of the bearings. Both simulation and experimental studies are conducted to demonstrate the application of the NOFRFs based fault detection method. The results indicate that the higher order NOFRFs are sensitive to the faults of the bearings and independent of the imbalance distance of the rotor. The monotonous change of the NOFRFs with the severity of the faults can be used to effectively quantify the severities of defects in the rotor-bearing systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication10th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, ICMIC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5386-5416-3
ISBN (Print)978-1-5386-5417-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Nov 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event10th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control - Guiyang, China
Duration: 2 Jul 20184 Jul 2018

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control
Abbreviated title ICMIC 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuiyang
Period2/07/184/07/18

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was partly supported by the UK EPSRC and Royal Society. Yunpeng Zhu would like to acknowledge the support of Engineering Faculty Scholarship for his PhD study at Sheffield on this subject.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.

Keywords

  • Bearings
  • Fault detection
  • Frequency domain
  • NOFRFs
  • Nonlinear rotor-bearing system

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Control and Optimization

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