Comparative assessment of micro-electromechanical accelerometers use for measuring torsional vibrations of marine propulsion systems

Abstract

Microelectromechanical accelerometers are investigated, and their applicability to measuring torsional vibrations occurring in marine propulsion systems is evaluated. The calculated and experimental assessment of the applicability of accelerometers of the ADXL345, ADXL375 and H3LIS331DL models for measuring torsional vibrations of marine shaft lines has been carried out and recommendations for their practical application have been developed. The materials used were the rules of the Russian Classification Society, scientific and technical literature in the field of torsional vibrations and the authors' own research. The methods used were analysis, numerical and physical experiment. Recommendations on the use of accelerometers of the ADXL345, ADXL375 and H3LIS331DL models depending on the rotational speed and diameter of the torsiographed shaft are obtained. The results obtained give grounds to recommend the ADXL375 accelerometer as the basic basic model for measuring torsional vibrations of most marine propulsion systems with rotation frequencies up to 1,025 min–1. At rotational speeds of less than 135 min–1, the use of the ADXL345 accelerometer with a measuring range of ±2g is recommended, and when setting the range of ±16g, it can be used at rotational speeds up to 380 min–1. If it is necessary to measure torsional vibrations at a rotational speed of more than 1,025 min–1, it is recommended to use a less accurate, but more reliable accelerometer model H3LIS331DL in terms of overload shutdown threshold.