Research Article

Experimental Investigation of the Diagnosis of Angular Contact Ball Bearings Using Acoustic Emission Method and Empirical Mode Decomposition

Table 3

Value of KER for outer race defect at different conditions.

KERSpeed (rpm)Small defectLarge defect

Small load6000.01260.0217
9000.01140.0219
12000.02470.0661
15000.08250.2507

Medium-low load6000.02030.0273
9000.04570.0636
12000.09470.2398
15000.14120.2474

Medium-high load6000.05060.0499
9000.04410.2244
12000.09260.2426
15000.11900.2204

High load6000.06640.0804
9000.05460.2495
12000.10060.2207
15000.11300.2337