Ultrasound
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Case Studies and Stories
Maintaining Power Plants With Ultrasound – A Success Story
In the biomass power plant of Danpower Energie Service GmbH in Delitzsch, Germany, SONOTEC's ultrasonic testing technology was used to successfully detect various types of leaks.
- Christian Probst
- SONOTEC GmbH
Interviews
Adding Ultrasound Monitoring to Bearing CBM
Peter Eitnier of Wilcoxon talks about why vibration monitoring practitioners are adding ultrasound to their CBM program and how precision lubrication can extend the life of bearings.
- Peter Eitnier
- Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies
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When to go Wireless, and When Not
When it comes to condition monitoring, wireless technology is becoming ubiquitous for sensing applications. But many analysts still have a tried and tested portable monitor in their arsenal, so this begs the question, why should wireless sensors be used, and is there still a place for the more traditional route-based option?
- David Procter
- Sensoteq
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Sensor Fusion: The Path to Proactive Plant Maintenance and Operational Excellence
A powerful approach for improving plant maintenance programs is the integration of multiple sensing technologies to improve coverage of machines and different failure modes. This can be further complemented by effective analysis of the data from all the different sources. When using multiple sensors like this, it is called Sensor Fusion...
- Alan McCall
- Sensoteq
Articles
Arc Flash Studies: Why and When Are They Required?
For employees to work on exposed live (energized) circuits, an arc flash hazard assessment is needed to determine the incident energy available at the equipment and what personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed to work safely...
- Michael Levitt
- Allied Reliability
Articles
Detection of Gearbox Damage During Operation
Institute for Machine Elements at the University of Stuttgart detects smallest fraction on gear flank surface with the help of a SONOTEC ultrasound sensor.
- Christian Probst
- SONOTEC GmbH
Articles
Commercial and Industrial Power System Losses and Mitigation through Neutral and Ground
Even in discussions related to power harmonics most engineers, let alone reliability and energy professionals, understand the potential losses through the system. When it comes to harmonic content in neutral and ground in single and three phase systems, and the related losses, there has been limited attention...
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
Case Studies and Stories
Success Story: SONOTEC X PD Energy GmbH
Ultrasound is the technology for the first step in damage detection and has the advantage over other methods in that it can be used at all bearing speeds. Even with extremely low-speed bearings, damage can be detected at the earliest possible stage.
- Christian Probst
- SONOTEC GmbH