There are a number of ways to find a resonant frequency of a part like an automotive inlet manifold. Here are three different types of popular test technique. But which one should you use and why? Continue reading
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How do I perform vibration analysis on a cylinder head and inlet manifold?
We were asked the following question…
I want to perform some cylinder head and inlet manifold vibration analysis, what should I do?
First we need to consider sensor selection Continue reading
Calibrating an Accelerometer with a Prosig P5000 system
Put the wax on the shaker top. Place the accelerometer in the axis you wish to calibrate with positive up and cable connected to P5000 with the relevant transducer class chosen.
Accelerometer calibration screen
Go to Single Channel Calibration screen.
Click on the Tone tab.
With P5000 armed turn on the shaker and monitor the sine wave on the real-time monitor and check Signal Quality as being GOOD.
With a GOOD sine wave click the Calculate button. It is recommended to click Calculate three times.
Check to see the Sensitivity change from what was originally entered when setting up the channel transducer information to the new calculated value. The calculated value should be close to the original.
DC Cal Offset is for DC level accelerometers.
Requested Excitation is for non IEPE (ICP) accelerometers such as capacitive.
After calculating the new sensitivity click on the Use button to make the change in the Transducer Sensitivity Acquisition Setup file.
NOTE: To achieve a GOOD signal reading place the shaker on a flat surface and avoid touching during operation. Make sure the surface the shaker is sitting on does not come in contact with other sources of vibrations or electrical conductance.
How do I balance a shaft?
There are a number of key concepts that need to be understood in order perform balancing.
What does balance mean?
Well broadly speaking to balance a shaft, mass must be added or removed at certain angles. The concept being that the centre of gravity and rotational centre of the shaft will be equal when the shaft is balanced. Continue reading
New Hammer Impact Software – Preview coming soon
After listening to customer feedback, we have completely re-engineered the DATS Hammer Impact software. The new version will ship with the next DATS update (not the soon-to-be-released V7.0.23). In the meantime you will be able to download and preview the new package. You will of course need a P8000 system and a DATS licence with the Hammer Impact option enabled. Continue reading
How Do I Get An XYZ Resultant Waterfall
A user has three signals captured using a triaxial accelerometer and asked “What is the simplest way to get the XYZ resultant from run-up file?” He had tried forming a resultant of the raw time histories, but didn’t fully understand the resultant time history.
Of course, the correct way of processing the data is to calculate the individual waterfalls from the x, y & z data and then calculate a resultant waterfall. Continue reading
What is Source Contribution Analysis (or SCA)?
How do you measure the causes of a noise or vibration with respect to several sources? Which source is causing what part of the response?
For example, how does the noise inside the cabin of a vehicle relate to the engine noise or wheel hub noise and vibration? Continue reading
A Simple Step-by-step Guide To Bearing Analysis
Generally when developing and testing bearings a simple step by step procedure should be followed.
A simple roller bearing
[Video] How To Calibrate Microphones & Accelerometers
Here are two videos on a relatively simple, but sometimes misunderstood procedure – how to calibrate microphones & accelerometers Continue reading