Two portable laser instruments are described which allow the engineer to simply ‘stand and point’ laser beams at a target surface in order to obtain a measurement of time-resolved vibration velocity. The first supplements the accelerometer and measures normal surface velocity but offers the advantage of non-contact measurement. Its use is demonstrated in detecting reduced nozzle pressures in fuel injectors. The second instrument is a laser torsional vibrometer which measures torsional oscillations of rotating machinery parts and in particular crankshaft oscillation. Comparisons are made with the more standard technique which utilizes a slotted disc. The new instrument provides advantages of non-contact measurement, insensitivity to shaft radial motion and the ability to measure oscillations of shafts of arbitrary cross-section.
Laser Tools for Diesel Engine Diagnosis
1985-10-01
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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