Instrumentation
and Data Acquisition System
Data
acquistion, processing and real time display of
test load, oil inlet temperature, bearing temperature
and status are acquired by a PC. These signals
are sequentially scanned, processed and displayed
graphically.
Description
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Spindle
housing to house two taper roller test
bearings and circulate lubricant. |
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Pneumatic
cylinder to load test bearings axially. |
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An
electric motor with variable speed drive
to drive the spindle. |
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Instrumentation
to indicate RPM, revolution totaliser,
lubricant temperatures at different locations,
applied load and status of lubricant and
thermic fluid. |
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SPM
based vibrations pick up system to monitor
the health of the test bearings.
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Specifications
|
Test bearing type |
Taper
roller |
Number
of bearing per station |
Two |
Oil
temperature |
Ambient
to 120oC |
Oil
flow rate |
2
to 12 liters per minute |
| Spindle
speed |
0
to 5000 RPM |
Revolution
totaliser |
10
million counts |
Pneumatic
loading |
0-3
tonne |
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