Research Article

Valve Fault Diagnosis in Internal Combustion Engines Using Acoustic Emission and Artificial Neural Network

Table 1

Output condition meaning.

Node number Valve fault type

O1Cylinder 4, healthy valves, no leakage at zero valve lift
O2Cylinder 1, semicracked exhaust valve
O3Cylinder 2, semicracked intake valve
O4Cylinder 3, notched exhaust valve
O5Cylinder 4, valve clearance, exhaust valve lift
O6Cylinder 4, valve clearance, intake valve lift