'British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT)'
Doi
Abstract
Modern high speed and power machinery components like gears, bearings, pumps, hydraulics and
motors normally suffer from wear phenomena during operation. The study of wear debris can help
estimate the condition of the surface of a component, so its basic features may be used to diagnose
component health prior to failure. In this paper, a review is presented of the current literature related to
wear debris and its analysis. The basic features of wear debris are highlighted, and their possible
potential to diagnose the health of machine components is discussed. The basic features of wear debris
have been classified with respect to the approach of measurement for component health diagnostics. In
addition, each feature has been detailed with its possible measurement descriptors, its trend during
machine component operation, and its distinct health diagnostics capability. Finally the paper proposes
advances in machine component health diagnostics solution, by optimising the diagnostic capabilities
of basic wear debris features