Two case studies are presented in which measurement and modeling programs were undertaken to assess the installed shaft alignment condition on marine vessels. One on the CCGS Earl Grey, and the other on the HMCS Huron. In both cases catastrophic damages had previously occurred to shaftline components, which were suspected to be a result of shaft misalignment. The damaged components were repaired, and the shaftlines were realigned using traditional methods (optical/laser). To assess the alignment condition of the installed shaftlines, measurements were taken by using the strain gage technique. In one case the shaft was realigned according to the strain gage measurements. Mathematical modeling was also conducted to assess the implications of the alignment measurements, and to provide the means to estimate the offsets of the installed bearings from their prescribed positions.
Shaft alignment using strain gages: Case studies
Fluchtungsfehlerkorrektur von Schiffswellen mit Dehnungsmeßstreifen: Fallstudien
Marine Technology and Sname News ; 36 , 2 ; 77-91
1999
15 Seiten, 10 Bilder, 8 Tabellen, 14 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
Shaft Alignment Using Strain Gages: Case Studies
Online Contents | 1999
|Shaft alignment methods with strain gages and load cells
Tema Archiv | 1980
|Shaft alignment using strain gauges
Tema Archiv | 1981
|Internally Mounting Strain Gages
NTRS | 1984
|Attaching Strain Gages to Composite Materials
NTRS | 1984
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