Fault detection in engines through higher order spectral analysis of acoustic signatures

Autor: Martin L Barlett, H. R. Nelson, G. D. Meegan, Gary R. Wilson
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 106:L1-L6
ISSN: 0001-4966
DOI: 10.1121/1.427611
Popis: This paper describes new engine fault detection methods that involve a higher order spectral analysis method known as the parametric spectral coherence (PSC). Measurements of radiated acoustic and vibrational signatures were conducted on a one-cylinder engine with a continuously worsening loss of cylinder compression. Compared to vibrational signatures, the radiated acoustic signatures provided the most dramatic indication of a loss of cylinder compression when PSC analysis was performed. It is demonstrated that the fault can be detected by simply monitoring the average spectral coherence or the peak spectral coherence of the acoustic signature, whereas the more traditional power spectral methods fail to detect the fault.
Databáze: OpenAIRE