Interoperability of international standards, condition monitoring methods and research models for bearing fault: an integrated approach

Abstract

Rolling element Bearings are critical components in rotating machinery found in most of industrial and commercial applications. Failure of these components does affect not only performance of the entire machinery but also its reliability, safety and profitability. A comprehensive condition based monitoring techniques, research models along with guidelines by various Industrial sector, ISO standard do exist to predict early failure of bearing. The interoperability based operational model is developed that provides the necessary flexibility to industrial users to infer various modelling and simulation techniques for fault detection, diagnosis and prognosis of bearing. The paper presented with case studies highlighting condition based strategies that can provide savings in many maintenance activities. The case study of bearing failure revels that, lack of standardization is observed for bearing when it is associated with distributed and extended nature of fault under low speed application. Research study based recommendation is discussed at the end of the paper.