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VŠB Technical University of Ostrava Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 17. listopadu 15, Ostrava Poruba
Czech Republic
Gearbox Noise ReducingCase Study
Jiri TumaDepartment of Control Systems and Instrumentation
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Content
• Test stand instrumentation• Gearbox under test• Problem to be solved• Analysis Methods• Results
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Dominating Spectrum Components
• low harmonics of the shaft speed
• harmonics of the base toothmeshing frequency and their sidebands
• ghost component• components resulting
from fault in rolling bearings
n1
n2 n3
n4
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Test Stand and Instrumentation
Accelerometer
Tacho
Auxiliary gearboxLoad
Drive
Semi-unechoic room
Torque
Gearbox under test
Microphone
Signal AnalyserBK 3550
Back-to-back test rig
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Gearbox under Test
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Problem to Be Solved
• Gearbox is noisy
• No uniform toothmeshing
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Analysis Methods
• Frequency domain analysis– Total noise level– Separate noise level
• Time domain analysis– Average toothmesh– Envelope analysis
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Noise Measurement during Run-up Test
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Slice Analysis
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Time Domain Analysis
Acceleration signal
Tacho signal
TimeInstrumentation
•BK 2034/2032 + 5050•BK 3550•BK LabShop PULSE
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Synchronized averagingAcceleration signal
1st revolution
2nd revolution
3rd revolution
Enhanced Time Signal Gear RevolutionAveraging in Time Domain
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Average Toothmesh
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
0,000 0,025 0,050 0,075 0,100 0,125 0,150 0,175 0,200 0,225 0,250
m/s
2
00,20,40,60,8
11,21,41,61,8
0 40 80 120
m/s
2
00,20,40,60,8
11,21,41,61,8
0 40 80 120
m/s
2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
0,000 0,025 0,050 0,075 0,100 0,125 0,150 0,175 0,200 0,225 0,250
m/s
2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
0 0,5 1
m/s
˛
IFFT
FFT
CombFilter
Enhanced Time Signal Enhanced Spectrum
Time Domain Frequency Domain
Average Toothmesh
Tooth Pitch Rotation
Gear Revolution Orders
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Amplitude and Phase DemodulationEnhanced Time Signal
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0Revolution
m/s
2
Envelope
02468
0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0Revolution
m/s
2
Angular Vibration in deg
-1
-0,5
0
0,5
1
0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0Revolution
deg
Enhanced Time Signal
Envelope
Phase Modulation Signal
Frequency spectrumEnhanced Spectrum
0123456
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100Orders
m/s
2
Carrying Component
Sidebands
Gear Revolution
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Average Toothmesh and EnvelopeAcceleration Signal
Average Toothmesh
Envelope
Tooth PitchRotation
Gear Revolution
Gear TrainGear Revolution
Gear Revolution
Order
Order
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Effect of RPM on the Average Toothmesh
1100 RPM
1200 RPM
1900 RPM
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Results of Improvements
LCR HCR HCR
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Effect of Contact Ratio on the Average Toothmesh
total contact ratio = profile contact ratio + face contact ratioγε αε βε
( )0.1≈εβ
Truck Gearbox
LCR HCR
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Effect of Contact Ratio on the Noise Level in dB
Truck gearbox noise level at the distance of 1m
86,0
88,0
90,0
92,0
94,0
96,0
98,0
100,0
Speed
dB(A
)
LCR 92,0 92,9 95,0 95,4 95,0 96,5HCR 90,0 91,8 90,4 89,7 88,2 90,3
3R 3N 4R 4N 5R 5N
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Effect of Load on the Average Toothmesh
Gear A Gear B Gear A
Gear B
3.5 dB
Gear A: Without Modification
Gear B: Tooth Surface Modified
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Effect of Pitting of Teeth on the Enhanced Time Signal
Under load of 2350 Nm
Under load of 500 Nm
Pitting
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