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Fundamentals of Rotating Machinery DiagnosticsAvailable to Purchase
By
Donald E. Bently
Donald E. Bently
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Charles T. Hatch
Charles T. Hatch
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Bob Grissom
Bob Grissom
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ISBN:
9780971408104
No. of Pages:
756
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2002

A shaft crack is a slowly growing fracture of the rotor. If undetected in an operating machine, a crack (also called a fatigue crack) will grow until the remaining, reduced cross section of the rotor is unable to withstand the dynamic loads that are applied to it. When this happens, the rotor will fail in a fast brittle fracture mode. The sudden failure will release the large amount of energy that is stored in the rotating system, and the rotor will fly apart. Shaft fractures have caused machine parts to penetrate the machine casing and even penetrate building walls. Damage due to this kind of failure is catastrophic and can cause serious injury or death to anyone unfortunate enough to be standing near the machine at the moment of failure. Obviously, shaft crack detection is a very serious matter, and machines that are suspected of having a crack must be treated with the utmost respect.

Crack Initiation, Growth, and Fracture
Reduction of Shaft Stiffness Due To a Crack
Shaft Asymmetry and 2X Vibration
The First Rule of Crack Detection (1X)
The Second Rule of Crack Detection (2X)
Other Malfunctions That Produce 1X Vibration Changes
Other Malfunctions That Produce 2X Vibration
Design and Operating Recommendations
Monitoring Recommendations
Summary
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