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ENVELOPE ANALYSIS

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™ Enveloping technique is process of
identifying burst of high frequencies
which occur at a regular interval, for
example due to impacts on a bearing
surface.
™ The results make it easier to see
bearing and gear defect frequencies by
concentrating on the spikes generated
with in the signal.
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ENVELOPING

ENVELOPING APPLICATION

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Steps:
™ Passing the signal through high pass filters
to eliminate dominant low frequency
components
™ Passing the signal through a signal
follower
™ Carry out a frequency analysis of the
resulting signal

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ENVELOPING PROCESS

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ENVELOPING PROCESS

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ENVELOPING ANALYSIS PROCESS

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ENVELOP ANALYSE
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Time Time

FREQUENCY

A= AMPLITUDE
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