Over-the-road trailers are transportation workhorses designed to handle maximum payload day in and day out. And while the bulk of their service hours are spent on the nation’s highways, these trailers are often subjected to less than ideal terrain and driving conditions. Over an extended period of time (and use)
Torsional analysis is extremely important in determining the vibratory behavior of rotating systems such as engine driven pumps or generators. Typically, torsionals have been measured at points along the system by looking at gear teeth (such as the flywheel ring gear) with a magnetic pick up. Points not having a
Analysis is a versatile technology and should be leveraged as such. Testing tends to be more precisely focused on specific areas while analysis provides a more broad system-wide approach. When dealing with complex systems a crack, for example, may be the result of vibration emulating from a seemingly unrelated component.
