Technical Articles
Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies has published these technical articles:
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Many customers install our sensors on submerged equipment such as pumps and platform support structures. In these applications in addition to the normal vibration requirements, consideration must be...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Integrated electronics piezoelectric (IEPE) accelerometers are a mainstay of the industrial vibration monitoring market. These rugged devices are found in a variety of industries monitoring anything...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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4-20 mA vibration monitoring of chillers and cooling units. Cooling towers, process coolers and HVAC cooling units can be monitored for vibration using the 4-20 mA analog input channels of existing...
(Motors)
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Transducers come in two basic types. 1. Contact- which measure the absolute movement of the Casing 2. Noncontact, which measure the relative movement of the shaft versus the casing. Noncontact probes...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Vibration monitoring is well established as a tool for diagnosing the mechanical health of rotating machines. Machinery analysts and technicians have been successfully using vibration monitoring of...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Successful vibration monitoring of paper machines depends on quality sensors, field proven for reliability. Accelerometers used in paper mill applications must survive harsh thermal, electrical and...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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The gear set on a critical turbo-compressor was monitored with a standard industrial accelerometer at very low frequencies. Severe vibrations at the hunting tooth frequency were found to be amplified...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Vibration monitoring of critical and auxiliary pumping systems helps improve machine reliability, safety, and production capability. Dynamic and positive displacement pumps produce vibrations...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Cooling towers are a critical component in many power generation and chemical plants, and other process facilities. Catastrophic equipment failure can result in safety hazards, lowered production, and...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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This technical note describes basic installation techniques for accelerometers and other vibration sensors. It will allow qualified field technicians to install vibration sensors in a variety of...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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PiezoVelocity transducers have distinct advantages over traditional velocity pickups and piezoelectric accelerometers in many industrial monitoring applications. Onboard velocity integration overcomes...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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This technical note describes basic wiring and cabling installation techniques for accelerometers and other vibration sensors. It will allow qualified field technicians to connect vibration sensors in...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Accelerometer based monitoring systems can be tested to verify proper installation and operation. Testing ensures data integrity and can identify most problems. The trouble shooting techniques...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Wiring guide for dual output vibration and temperature sensors Wilcoxon Research manufactures three types of sensors that output a vibration signal and a DC voltage proportional to temperature. The...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Learn about many of the less-frequently discussed accelerometer specifications and how, when, and why they impact the quality of your data - long after the vibration sensor has been commissioned....
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Loosely defined as a "metal to metal weld, braze, solder or metal to glass fusion," hermetic sealing is a vague (and often abused) term. Under the previously cited definition even a porous weld would...
(Vibration and Acceleration Sensing)
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Information about piezoelectric accelerometer design including piezoelectric transducers, quartz and piezoceramics, mechanical design, charge amplification and design trade-offs....