Schiff&Hafen | Ausgabe 06/2017
New concept for wireless data-logging of bearing temperatures
Noris | When monitoring the condition of operating components in the predictive maintenance of engines, bench testing for optimisation of raw materials and lubricants, for example, or analysing thermal stress limits in piston rod bearings, precise temperature measures are required. But it can be difficult to access the points where such exact measurements can be made in engines or sometimes, these points cannot be reached at all with conventional sensors. Often, measurements can only be taken further away, which can lead to damage to the bearings not being detected in time or not being detected accurately. In the worst case, this can lead to engine damage, expensive repairs and costly system downtime. For this reason, one of the biggest challenges in measurement technology is the recording of measurement values on moveable objects.