Determination of physical faults in gearbox through vibration analysis

Abstract

Gears are important machine elements that provide motion or power transmission. Accuracy and quality of work done is directly related to the continuous motion transmission in a machine. Therefore, the determination of faults on a gear and replacing it without stopping the production is important, particularly in gear boxes used in the continuous production lines. In this study fault detection on a gear through vibration analysis is briefly given and results of vibration analysis of a compressor gearbox are also given as a case study. It is shown that vibration monitoring is an effective tool for fault diagnostics.