scholarly journals Denoising of Hydrogen Evolution Acoustic Emission Signal Based on Non-Decimated Stationary Wavelet Transform

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1460
Author(s):  
Zazilah May ◽  
Md Khorshed Alam ◽  
Noor A’in A. Rahman ◽  
Muhammad Shazwan Mahmud ◽  
Nazrul Anuar Nayan
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Noise Removal ◽  
Threshold Function ◽  
Stationary Wavelet Transform ◽  
Reliable Technique ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Ae Signals

Monitoring the evolution of hydrogen gas on carbon steel pipe using acoustic emission (AE) signal can be a part of a reliable technique in the modern structural health-monitoring (SHM) field. However, the extracted AE signal is always mixed up with random extraneous noise depending on the nature of the service structure and experimental environment. The noisy AE signals often mislead the obtaining of the desired features from the signals for SHM and degrade the performance of the monitoring system. Therefore, there is a need for the signal denoising method to improve the quality of the extracted AE signals without degrading the original properties of the signals before using them for any knowledge discovery. This article proposes a non-decimated stationary wavelet transform (ND-SWT) method based on the variable soft threshold function for denoising hydrogen evolution AE signals. The proposed method filters various types of noises from the acquired AE signal and removes them efficiently without degrading the original properties. The hydrogen evolution experiments on carbon steel pipelines are carried out for AE data acquisition. Simulations on experimentally acquired AE signals and randomly generated synthetic signals with different levels of noise are performed by the ND-SWT method for noise removal. Results show that our proposed method can effectively eliminate Gaussian white noise as well as noise from the vibration and frictional activity and provide efficient noise removal solutions for SHM applications with minimum reconstruction error, to extract meaningful AE signals from the large-scale noisy AE signals during monitoring and inspection.

Using Acoustic Emission and Vibration Detection to Identify the Rotor-Stator Rubbing

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhansheng Liu ◽  
Xiaowei Wang ◽  
Wei Dou
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Vibration Monitoring ◽  
Rotating Machine ◽  
Vibration Detection ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Many Sources ◽  
Ae Signals

Vibration monitoring of rotating machines is probably the most established diagnostic method. The application of acoustic emission (AE) for rotating machine fault diagnosis is gained as a complementary tool; however, limitations in the successful application of the AE technique have been partly due to the difficulty in processing, interpreting and classifying the acquired data. The experimental investigation reported in this paper is centred on the application of the AE technique for identifying the seal rubbing on the rotor rig. An experimental test rig was designed to simulate the 200MW gas turbine rotor shafts. On the rig different degrees rubbing-impact on the seal is performed. The AE transducer and the vibration acceleration transducer are set on the bearing block. Comparisons between AE and vibration analysis over a range of speed and different degrees rubbing-impact are presented. In fact there are so many sources of AE that the successful identification of rubbing-impact signal is very important. Account for the characteristics of acoustic emission signals the wavelet transform is employed to analyze the AE signal. The wavelet transform can decompose the AE signals in time and wavelet scale domains, and catch the differences in these waves. It enables to distinguish the rubbing-impact from other sources. It is concluded that AE offers earlier fault detection and improved identification capabilities than vibration analysis, allowing the user to monitor the rubbing-impact degrees of the rotor system, unachievable with vibration analysis.

scholarly journals The Use of Wavelet Transform To Evaluate The Sensitivity of Acoustic Emission Attributes To Variation of Cutting Parameters in Milling Aluminium Alloys

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Asadi ◽  
Mohamad Javad Anahid ◽  
Hoda Heydarnia ◽  
Hedayeh Mehmanparast ◽  
Seyed Ali Niknam
Keyword(s):  
Signal Processing ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Cutting Conditions ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Decomposition Numbers ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Ae Signals

Abstract Appropriate acquisition and assessment of the dominant acoustic emission (AE) signal attributes generated under various experimental cutting conditions may provide significant knowledge. Consequently, it enhances the efficiency in manufacturing process monitoring and control. However, according to the literature, a lack of information was noticed on the behavior of AE signal attributes under various cutting conditions. Considering that milling is among the most widely used machining operations, the aim of this investigation is to acquire adequate knowledge about interactions between cutting parameters and their direct and indirect effects on the obtained AE signals attributes from the milling process. In the course of this work, the effects of cutting conditions on the attributes calculated from wavelet transform (WT) of AE signals will be presented. WT signal processing was conducted with five models of mother wavelets, and appropriate decomposition numbers were deployed. The approximated signal attributes obtained from each decomposition were assessed. According to signal processing and statistical calculations, cutting speed, feed rate, and coating significantly impacted the variation of AE signal attributes. Also, the most sensitive AE signal attributes and decompositions were rms, std, entropy and energy, and 2nd and 6th decompositions, respectively. The outcome of this work can be integrated into advanced artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to implement real-time monitoring of manufacturing processes.

scholarly journals Classification of acoustic emission signals in wood damage and fracture process based on empirical mode decomposition, discrete wavelet transform methods, and selected features

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meilin Zhang ◽  
Qinghui Zhang ◽  
Junqiu Li ◽  
Jiale Xu ◽  
Jiawen Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Discrete Wavelet Transform ◽  
Empirical Mode Decomposition ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
Discrete Wavelet ◽  
Damage And Fracture ◽  
Mode Decomposition ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Ae Signals

AbstractThe nondestructive testing technology of generated acoustic emission (AE) signals for wood is of great significance for the evaluation of internal damages of wood. To achieve more accurate and adaptive evaluation, an AE signals classification method combining the empirical mode decomposition (EMD), discrete wavelet transform (DWT), and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) classifier is proposed. Five features (entropy, crest factor, pulse factor, margin factor, waveform factor) are selected for classification because they are more sensitive to the uncertainty, complexity, and non-linearity of AE signals generated during wood fracture. The three-point bending load damage experiment was implemented on sample wood of beech and Pinus sylvestris to generate original AE signals. Evaluation indexes (precision, accuracy, recall, F1-score) were adopted to assess the classification model. The results show that the ensemble classification accuracies of two tree species reach 94.58% and 90.58%, respectively. Moreover, compared with the results of the original AE signal, the accuracy of the AE signal processed by the methods proposed is increased by 27.68%. It indicates that the EMD and DWT signal processing methods and selected features improve the classification accuracy, and this automatic classification model has good AE signal recognition performance.

scholarly journals Analysis of Acoustic Emission (AE) Signals for Quality Monitoring of Laser Lap Microwelding

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 7045
Author(s):  
Ming-Chyuan Lu ◽  
Shean-Juinn Chiou ◽  
Bo-Si Kuo ◽  
Ming-Zong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Frequency Domain ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Welding Quality ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Signal Features ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Laser Microwelding ◽  
Ae Signals

In this study, the correlation between welding quality and features of acoustic emission (AE) signals collected during laser microwelding of stainless-steel sheets was analyzed. The performance of selected AE features for detecting low joint bonding strength was tested using a developed monitoring system. To obtain the AE signal for analysis and develop the monitoring system, lap welding experiments were conducted on a laser microwelding platform with an attached AE sensor. A gap between the two layers of stainless-steel sheets was simulated using clamp force, a pressing bar, and a thin piece of paper. After the collection of raw signals from the AE sensor, the correlations of welding quality with the time and frequency domain features of the AE signals were analyzed by segmenting the signals into ten 1 ms intervals. After selection of appropriate AE signal features based on a scatter index, a hidden Markov model (HMM) classifier was employed to evaluate the performance of the selected features. Three AE signal features, namely the root mean square (RMS) of the AE signal, gradient of the first 1 ms of AE signals, and 300 kHz frequency feature, were closely related to the quality variation caused by the gap between the two layers of stainless-steel sheets. Classification accuracy of 100% was obtained using the HMM classifier with the gradient of the signal from the first 1 ms interval and with the combination of the 300 kHz frequency domain signal and the RMS of the signal from the first 1 ms interval.

Experiment on Surface Roughness and Acoustic Emission Signal in Infeed Period of Cylindrical Plunge Grinding

2013 ◽  
Vol 690-693 ◽  
pp. 2442-2445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Lin Li ◽  
Hao Yang Cao ◽  
Chen Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Acoustic Emission Signal ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Experiment Research ◽  
Plunge Grinding ◽  
Emission Signal ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Ae Signals

This work presents an experiment research on Acoustic emission (AE) signal and the surface roughness of cylindrical plunge grinding with the different infeed time. The changed infeed time of grinding process is researched as an important parameter to compare AE signals and surface roughnesses with the different infeed time in the grinding process. The experiment results show the AE signal is increased by the increased feed rate. In the infeed period of the grinding process, the surface roughness is increased at first, and then is decreased.

Research on Feature Extraction Method Based on Rub-Impact Acoustic Emission Signals of Mechanical Seal End Faces

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Chuan Jun Liao ◽  
Shuang Fu Suo ◽  
Wei Feng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Feature Extraction ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Mechanical Seal ◽  
Mechanical Seals ◽  
Feature Extraction Method ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Feature Information ◽  
Ae Signals

Acoustic emission (AE) techniques are put forward to monitor rub-impacts between rotating rings and stationary rings of mechanical seals by this paper. By analyzing feature extraction methods of the typical rub-impact AE signal, the method combining of wavelet scalogram and power spectrum is found useful, and can used to attribute the feature information implicated in rub-impact AE signals of mechanical seal end faces. Both simulations and experimental research prove that the method is effective, and are used successfully to identify the typical features of different types of rub-impacts of mechanical seal end faces.

Reciprocating compressor valve damage estimation under varying speeds through the acoustic emission technique

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 621-633
Author(s):  
Hoi-Yin Sim ◽  
Rahizar Ramli ◽  
Ahmad Saifizul
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Reciprocating Compressor ◽  
Damage Estimation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Air Compressor ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Valve Opening ◽  
Ae Signals

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of reciprocating compressor speeds and valve conditions on the roor-mean-square (RMS) value of burst acoustic emission (AE) signals associated with the physical motion of valves. The study attempts to explore the potential of AE signal in the estimation of valve damage under varying compressor speeds. Design/methodology/approach This study involves the acquisition of AE signal, valve flow rate, pressure and temperature at the suction valve of an air compressor with speed varrying from 450 to 800 rpm. The AE signals correspond to one compressor cycle obtained from two simulated valve damage conditions, namely, the single leak and double leak conditions are compared to those of the normal valve plate. To examine the effects of valve conditions and speeds on AE RMS values, two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) is conducted. Finally, regression analysis is performed to investigate the relationship of AE RMS with the speed and valve flow rate for different valve conditions. Findings The results showed that AE RMS values computed from suction valve opening (SVO), suction valve closing (SVC) and discharge valve opening (DVO) events are significantly affected by both valve conditions and speeds. The AE RMS value computed from SVO event showed high linear correlation with speed compared to SVC and DVO events for all valve damage conditions. As this study is conducted at a compressor running at freeload, increasing speed of compressor also results in the increment of flow rate. Thus, the valve flow rate can also be empirically derived from the AE RMS value through the regression method, enabling a better estimation of valve damages. Research limitations/implications The experimental test rig of this study is confined to a small pressure ratio range of 1.38–2.03 (free-loading condition). Besides, the air compressor is assumed to be operated at a constant speed. Originality/value This study employed the statistical methods namely the ANOVA and regression analysis for valve damage estimation at varying compressor speeds. It can enable a plant personnel to make a better prediction on the loss of compressor efficiency and help them to justify the time for valve replacement in future.

scholarly journals Friction and Wear Monitoring Methods for Journal Bearings of Geared Turbofans Based on Acoustic Emission Signals and Machine Learning

Lubricants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noushin Mokhtari ◽  
Jonathan Gerald Pelham ◽  
Sebastian Nowoisky ◽  
José-Luis Bote-Garcia ◽  
Clemens Gühmann
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Wear Volume ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
Ae Signals

In this work, effective methods for monitoring friction and wear of journal bearings integrated in future UltraFan® jet engines containing a gearbox are presented. These methods are based on machine learning algorithms applied to Acoustic Emission (AE) signals. The three friction states: dry (boundary), mixed, and fluid friction of journal bearings are classified by pre-processing the AE signals with windowing and high-pass filtering, extracting separation effective features from time, frequency, and time-frequency domain using continuous wavelet transform (CWT) and a Support Vector Machine (SVM) as the classifier. Furthermore, it is shown that journal bearing friction classification is not only possible under variable rotational speed and load, but also under different oil viscosities generated by varying oil inlet temperatures. A method used to identify the location of occurring mixed friction events over the journal bearing circumference is shown in this paper. The time-based AE signal is fused with the phase shift information of an incremental encoder to achieve an AE signal based on the angle domain. The possibility of monitoring the run-in wear of journal bearings is investigated by using the extracted separation effective AE features. Validation was done by tactile roughness measurements of the surface. There is an obvious AE feature change visible with increasing run-in wear. Furthermore, these investigations show also the opportunity to determine the friction intensity. Long-term wear investigations were done by carrying out long-term wear tests under constant rotational speeds, loads, and oil inlet temperatures. Roughness and roundness measurements were done in order to calculate the wear volume for validation. The integrated AE Root Mean Square (RMS) shows a good correlation with the journal bearing wear volume.

Acoustic Emission During Athermal Martensitic Transformation in Steels

1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangying Liu ◽  
Elijah Kannatey-Asibu
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Martensitic Transformation ◽  
Signal Intensity ◽  
Temperature Derivative ◽  
Process Characteristics ◽  
Ae Signal ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ae Signals ◽  
Start Temperature

A relationship developed earlier between acoustic emission signals and the process of athermal martensitic transformation based on the free energy associated with the process is extended and verified experimentally. The relationship is found to model the process characteristics very well. The intensity of AE signal generated during transformation was found to be proportional to the temperature derivative of the fraction of martensite, the cooling rate, and volume of specimen. The AE signal was also found to be related to the carbon content of the steel. During transformation, the signal intensity was found to increase to a peak, and then tail off near the end of the transformation. Values of the martensite start temperature obtained from plots of the total RMS squared AE signals were also found to correlate well with values from the literature.

Feature Extraction of the Acoustic Emission Signals of Low Carbon Steel Pitting Corrosion Based on Independent Component Analysis and Wavelet Transform

2013 ◽  
Vol 373-375 ◽  
pp. 677-680
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Yu Li Gong ◽  
Yang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Independent Component Analysis ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
Wavelet Transformation ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Independent Component ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Ae Signals

Based on the characteristics of the acoustic emission (AE) signals from low carbon steel pitting corrosion, a new extraction method was proposed with wavelet transformation and independent component analysis. The experiment result shows that the new method can overcome the influence induced by the uncertainty of the independent source of low carbon steel pitting corrosion and good extraction result can be achieved.

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