Case Study Analysis Planetary Gearbox Sept 5 2006（案例研究分析行星齿轮箱2006年9月5日）.pdf

Case Study Analysis of Two Stage Planetary Gearbox Vibration KSC Consulting LLC Ken Singleton – Manager Abstract: A two stage planetary gearbox used in underground coal mining experienced an overload in service which caused bearing and bolting failures. The gearbox was repaired and underwent a no load spin test. A very audible st noise was present in the vicinity of the 1 stage gear set. Vibration analysis was used to determine the source of the vibration. The equations for calculating the planetary gear shaft speeds, gear meshing frequencies, and bearing frequencies in the gearbox are provided. Background: Gearboxes used in underground coal mining are of compact design. A typical two stage planetary gearbox, 800 HP, 40.173:1 Ratio with 1800 RPM input is shown in Figure 1. The unit was received by a repair facility for rebuild following failure from an overload incident. It was reported that the bearings were replaced and that one bearing had broken into many fragments. Following repairs a no load spin test of the gearbox was performed as a check for bearing faults, Figure 2. There was an audible impacting type noise from the input planetary section. Analysis: During the spin test, vibration data were measured using an accelerometer with rare earth magnetic mount. Initial inspection of the data indicated impacting and ringing of natural frequencies of the gearbox, Figure 3. The impacts measured a 221.87 mSec period or 4.507 Hz ~ 704.6 CPM. The FFT of the time domain data showed harmonics of 704.6 CPM and indication of excitation of several natural freq