Thrust bearing damages can occur within an extremely short time and with little warning.
Monitoring of the axial thrust position allows the early detection of damages and failures of the thrust bearings, which could lead to the destruction of the machine.
The thrust position monitoring is applicable to water turbines, steam turbines and gas turbines.
Wear of roller bearings
Leakage of hermetic seals
Redundant relative shaft displacement sensors
MPS: Mean displacement deviation
CMS: Mean displacement deviation
Hydrogenerators
Smart proximity probes