Windrock, Inc.

Portable Data Collection

for Gas Engine (Otto
Cycle)

Luiz Moreira
Regional Sales Manager
 Engine Data
Cylinder exhaust temperatures
• Infrared temperature wand
• pyrometer

Cylinder, valve, wrist pin

Turbocharger/blower
and bearing vibration
• Standard accelerometer mounted on
• Ultrasonic microphone
bearings and near turbine and
• Standard accelerometer
compressor wheels
• Time domain data phased to
• Frequency domain vibration
crankshaft position

Ignition secondary
• Inductive connection to unshielded spark
plug cable Cylinder pressure
• Multi-period sampling statistics • Pressure transducer
• Ignition secondary patterns • Time domain data phased to crankshaft
position
• Peak pressure statistics
Ignition primary (not shown)
• Connection to primary box
• Ignition primary firing patterns

TDC Reference
• Shaft encoder
• Magnetic pickup Frame vibration (displacement)
• Phased data • Tri-axial accelerometer (H, V, A) taken
• RPM at opposite corners of engine frame
• Frequency domain data

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL 2

No indicator valves installed on the engine?

– Some machines (CAT3516, Waukesha) do not have indicator ports

– No performance data will be available

– Mechanical integrity of the engine can still be analyzed using vibration and ultrasonic
vs. crank-angle.

– E-Probe could still be utilized if the customer has a desire or requirement to measure
bearing clearances.

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL 3

 Without Pressur
Engine faults monitored With Pressure
Combustion Quality Mechanical Condition
•Unbalance •Leaking valves
•Detonation •Leaking rings
•Misfire •Valve train (cam, guides, lifters, linkage)
•Pre-ignition •Worn, scored liner and piston
•Excessive Emissions •Port/bridge wear
Operating Performance •Carbon in ports
•Indicated horsepower •Wrist pin
•Torque •Main bearings, crank pins
•Efficiency
•Ignition faults

Economic Performance •Turbocharger faults

•Fuel cost •Oil Pump, water pump problems
•Fuel consumption •Frame, foundation vibration

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL 4

 Engine Data – No
Pressure
Cylinder exhaust temperatures
• Infrared temperature wand
• pyrometer

Cylinder, valve, wrist pin

Turbocharger/blower
and bearing vibration
• Standard accelerometer mounted on
• Ultrasonic microphone
bearings and near turbine and
• Standard accelerometer
compressor wheels
• Time domain data phased to
• Frequency domain vibration
crankshaft position

Ignition secondary
• Inductive connection to unshielded spark
plug cable Cylinder pressure
• Multi-period sampling statistics • Pressure transducer
• Ignition secondary patterns • Time domain data phased to crankshaft
position
• Peak pressure statistics
Ignition primary (not shown)
• Connection to primary box
• Ignition primary firing patterns

TDC Reference
• Shaft encoder
• Magnetic pickup Frame vibration (displacement)
• Phased data • Tri-axial accelerometer (H, V, A) taken
• RPM at opposite corners of engine frame
• Frequency domain data

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL 5

 QUESTIONS?

PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL 6