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Vibration — A tool for machine diagnostics and condition monitoring

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Vibration is an effective tool in detecting and diagnosing some of the incipient failures of machines and equipment. The present paper deals with the basic principles, which may help in identifying its diagnostic ability, the scope of its diagnostic capabilities, the instrumentation in vogue for its monitoring and the state-of-the-art of the monitoring techniques and programs. A few case studies are also given to illustrate how machine troubles/failures are diagnosed with the help of vibration signatures.

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    Present address: Institute of Engineering & Technology, Rohilkhand University, 243 001, Bareilly, India

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 110 016, New Delhi, India

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Gupta, K.N. Vibration — A tool for machine diagnostics and condition monitoring. Sadhana 22, 393–410 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02744480

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