Coupling Life Testing Results and Analysis
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1 Coupling life testing
The coupling run in three test conditions:
1. Constant speed running at 4000 rpm,
2. Long ramps - 3 hours and 41 minutes ramp up to 4000 rpm and again 3 hours and 41 minutes
ramp down to 0 rpm, repeating,
3. Short ramps - 40 s ramp up to 4000 rpm and again 40 s ramp down to 0 rpm , repeating.
It was found that the coupling bellows is mostly loaded during run-ups and run-downs when the whole
coupling shakes. So the biggest part of testing so far was run with short ramps. Table 1 summarizes time
of testing in each test condition.
Duration
Duration
[hours:minutes]
[days]
Constant speed
138:35
5,77
Long ramps
52:45
2,20
Short ramps
537:16
22,4
Table 1 Summary of tested time
In Error: Reference source not found, Error: Reference source not found and Error: Reference source not
found you can see examples of the test procedure (all three test conditions) and temperature trends on
IGW and KWD coupling halves surface measured with infrared thermometer.
The shafts which are connected with the coupling were misaligned for 12,8 mm, as seen on Error:
Reference source not found, simulating maximal permissible shafts misalignment.
Conclusion: The coupling run for 33,4 days, when the first oil leakage appeared (see Error: Reference
source not found), it equals to aprox. 104 062 000 cycles of bending the coupling bellows (it was
calculated with average speed 2000 rpm for the ramps test condition and 4000 rpm for constant speed
and 1 revolution of the coupling equals to 1 cycle).
No abnormal temperature trend on bearings and couplings was found on the last temperature record,
while the oil leakage appeared. Temperature record of the last 24 hours is shown in Error: Reference
source not found (it was running in short ramps test condition).
Detail analysis of the bellows is needed for more specific conclusion of possible bellows damage.