MRE5006 - Machine condition monitoring and fault diagnosis
6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate Faculty of Engineering
Leader(s): R Beebe
Offered
Gippsland Second semester 2009 (Off-campus)
United States of America Second semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Synopsis
What CM is and its benefits. Techniques: visual inspection techniques. Non-destructive testing. Analysis techniques for wear debris/contaminants in lubricants; CM of electrical machines. Performance analysis and obtaining data: application to pumps, boilers, heat exchangers, steam turbines, air compressors. Vibration analysis: overall level, assessment of severity, frequency analysis, phase angle. Appreciation of balancing methods. Getting the condition monitoring program going: justification, resources available to help. Fault diagnosis techniques applied to maintenance activities.
Assessment
Assignments: 60%, Examination: 40%
Students are requirerd to pass both components to pass the unit.
Contact hours
150 hours of study