An Inter-Shaft Bearing Fault Diagnosis Dataset from an Aero-Engine System

In this paper,the aero-engine test with inter-shaft bearing fault is carried out,and a dataset is proposed for the first time based on the vibration signal of rotors and casings.First,a test rig based on a real aero-engine is established,driven by motors and equipped with a lubricating system.Then,the aero-engine is disassembled and assembled following the specification process,and the inter-shaft bearing with artificial fault is replaced.Next,the aero-engine test is conducted at 28 groups of high-and low-pressure speeds.Six measuring points are arranged,including two displacement sensors to test the displacement vibration signals of the low-pressure rotor and four acceleration sensors to test the acceleration vibration signals of the casing.The test results are integrated into an inter-shaft bearing fault dataset.Finally,based on the dataset in this paper,frequency spectrum,envelope spectrum,CNN,LSTM,and TST are used for fault diagnosis,and the results are compared with those of CWRU and XJTU datasets.The results show that the characteristic fault frequency cannot be found directly in the spectrum and envelope spectrum corresponding to this paper’s dataset but in CWRU and XJTU datasets.Using CNN,LSTM,and TST for fault diagnosis of the dataset in this paper,the accuracy is 83.13%,85.41%,and 71.07%,respectively,much lower than the diagnosis results of CWRU and XJTU datasets.It can be seen that the dataset in this paper is closer to the actual fault diagnosis situation and is a more challenging dataset.This dataset provides a new benchmark for the validation of fault diagnosis methods.Mendeley data:https://github.com/HouLeiHIT/HIT-dataset.

Nonlinear resonance characteristics of a dual-rotor system with a local defect on the inner ring of the inter-shaft bearing

In this paper,the nonlinear resonance characteristics of a dual-rotor system are investigated with the consideration of a local defect on the inter-shaft bearing of the system.A simplified model of the dual-rotor system is proposed by considering that there is a local defect on the inner ring of inter-shaft bearing.The local defect is modelled as an inverted isosceles trapezoidal groove,which can make great influence on the inter-shaft bearing force due to the change of radial clearance of the inter-shaft bearing.The motion equations of the dual-rotor system are formulated by using the Lagrange equation.The Runge-Kutta method is employed to solve the motion equation.The amplitude-frequency response curve of the dual-rotor system is obtained,the abnormal resonance characteristics are analyzed.In addition,the influence of defect parameters,rotors and support parameters and inter-shaft bearing parameters on the amplitude-frequency characteristics of the system are discussed.The results show that there are two main resonance peaks and four abnormal resonance peaks on the amplitude-frequency response curve of the dual-rotor with a local defect on the inner ring of the inter-shaft bearing.Through analyzing the vibration response of the abnormal resonance peaks,it is found that the first two abnormal resonances are caused by the combined resonance,which are related to the inner ring fault and the rotational speed of high or low pressure rotors,and the last two resonances are caused by the induced resonance of the inner ring fault.At the same time,when the parameters of defect,rotors and support and inter-shaft bearing change,the resonance of the system also shows the corresponding change law.