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Erschienen in: Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention 3/2014

01.06.2014 | Technical Article---Peer-Reviewed

Use of Spectral Kurtosis for Improving Signal to Noise Ratio of Acoustic Emission Signal from Defective Bearings

verfasst von: C. Ruiz-Cárcel, E. Hernani-Ros, Y. Cao, D. Mba

Erschienen in: Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention | Ausgabe 3/2014

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Abstract

The use of acoustic emission (AE) to monitor the condition of roller bearings in rotating machinery is growing in popularity. This investigation is centered on the application of spectral kurtosis (SK) as a denoising tool able to enhance the bearing fault features from an AE signal. This methodology was applied to AE signals acquired from an experimental investigation where different size defects were seeded on a roller bearing. The results suggest that the signal to noise ratio can be significantly improved using SK.

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Metadaten
Titel
Use of Spectral Kurtosis for Improving Signal to Noise Ratio of Acoustic Emission Signal from Defective Bearings
verfasst von
C. Ruiz-Cárcel
E. Hernani-Ros
Y. Cao
D. Mba
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2014
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention / Ausgabe 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1547-7029
Elektronische ISSN: 1864-1245
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-014-9805-7

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