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Surapol Raadnui∗
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Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology
North Bangkok.
Fig.1 Wear particle size distribution vs. machinery condition.
severe, the change from mild to severe wear mode is of debris and (c) assimilation of information into an
associated with the surface deformation in the assessment of component condition. Traditionally
contact [3-5]. In severe wear the particles loosen the composition of individual wear particles has been
from a heavily deformed layer. The particles are used to identify possible wearing components and
large and the wear rate can be thousand folds the size, morphology and quantity of these particulate
compared with that of mild wear region. have been used to assess the extend of damage
In power transmission such as engine crankcases
3. MCD Ferrous Wear Particle Analysis or final drives, failure of one part will cause a chain
MCD wear debris analysis comprises: (a) reaction of secondary failure. If “impending failure”
collection of wear debris from MCD (b) examination can be identified at an early stage, then Suitable
preventive measures can be planned in advance.
This identification is the objective of the MCD
through ferrous wear debris monitoring at strategic
positions in the lubrication system. Typical MCD
and ferrous wear particles from passenger car are
shown in Figs. 3 to 4.
In this particular section, apart from ferrous
debris from passenger cars, three industrial gearboxes
4. Concluding Remarks
The MCD wear debris analysis program has
(b) Progressive pitting gear been implemented for passenger car and industrial
Fig. 6 Typical wear debris and gear worn surface gearboxes of paper processing plant have proven to
from gearbox No.2. be a useful diagnostic tool for condition monitoring.
It is able to distinguish between normal wear of
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