Method and system for air-driven pump monitoring based on frequency analysis of the acoustic signal

Nathan Ida; Razvan Ciocan

doi:10.1117/12.472606

27 June 2002 Method and system for air-driven pump monitoring based on frequency analysis of the acoustic signal

Nathan Ida, Razvan Ciocan

Proceedings Volume 4694, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Smart Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472606
Event: SPIE's 9th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A method for early failure detection for elastic diaphragms during their operation is described in this paper. The method is based on frequency analysis of the acoustic signal obtained from an air-driven pump. A fully digital system for frequency analysis based on a personal computer was developed for practical implementation of this method. The system was tested in the laboratory and in plant conditions. In laboratory, diaphragms with different artificial flaws were mounted in the pump and the corresponding spectra recorded. The results helped to set the parameters for in-plant experiments. These experiments were between three and fourteen days. During this time the system performed acquisition and data processing at 10 second apart. Three in-plant experiments have shown that a failure initiation event can be detected from frequency behavior analysis for each test and that a subsequent failure occurs. All failures indicated by the system have been confirmed by visual inspection.

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Nathan Ida and Razvan Ciocan "Method and system for air-driven pump monitoring based on frequency analysis of the acoustic signal", Proc. SPIE 4694, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Smart Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems, (27 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472606

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