Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW Turbogenerators

This article presents two experiences of application of a model-based fault identification method on real machines. The first case presented is an unbalance identification on a 320-MW turbogenerator unit operating in a fossil power plant. In the second case, concerning a machine of the same size but...

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Main Authors: N. Bachschmid, P. Pennacchi, A. Vania, G. A. Zanetta, L. Gregori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X04000284
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description This article presents two experiences of application of a model-based fault identification method on real machines. The first case presented is an unbalance identification on a 320-MW turbogenerator unit operating in a fossil power plant. In the second case, concerning a machine of the same size but of a different manufacturer, the Low Pressure (LP) turbine was affected by a rub in the sealings and this time, the fault was modeled by local bows. The identification of the faults is performed by means of a model-based identification technique in frequency domain, suitably modified in order to take into account simultaneous faults. The theoretical background of the applied method is briefly illustrated and some considerations also are presented about the best choice of the rotating speed set of the run-down transient to be used for an effective identification and about the appropriate weighting of vibration measurements at the machine bearings.
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spelling doaj-art-1ea17915a04b46288a3bd54d7788704c2025-02-03T01:03:19ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X2004-01-0110426528110.1155/S1023621X04000284Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW TurbogeneratorsN. Bachschmid0P. Pennacchi1A. Vania2G. A. Zanetta3L. Gregori4Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, ItalyDipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, ItalyDipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, ItalyBusiness Unit Generation, CESI-S.p.A., Segrate (MI), ItalyBusiness Unit Generation, CESI-S.p.A., Segrate (MI), ItalyThis article presents two experiences of application of a model-based fault identification method on real machines. The first case presented is an unbalance identification on a 320-MW turbogenerator unit operating in a fossil power plant. In the second case, concerning a machine of the same size but of a different manufacturer, the Low Pressure (LP) turbine was affected by a rub in the sealings and this time, the fault was modeled by local bows. The identification of the faults is performed by means of a model-based identification technique in frequency domain, suitably modified in order to take into account simultaneous faults. The theoretical background of the applied method is briefly illustrated and some considerations also are presented about the best choice of the rotating speed set of the run-down transient to be used for an effective identification and about the appropriate weighting of vibration measurements at the machine bearings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X04000284
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Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW Turbogenerators
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
title Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW Turbogenerators
title_full Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW Turbogenerators
title_fullStr Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW Turbogenerators
title_full_unstemmed Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW Turbogenerators
title_short Identification of Rub and Unbalance in 320-MW Turbogenerators
title_sort identification of rub and unbalance in 320 mw turbogenerators
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