PERRY LEE BEAVER
Pilots at Youngstown Kingsville Rd, Vienna, OH
License number
Ohio A5031992
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
570 Youngstown Kingsville Rd SE, Vienna, OH 44473
Professional information
Method And Apparatus For Monitoring Bearing Wear
US Patent:
4348665, Sep 7, 1982
Filed:
Mar 6, 1980
Appl. No.:
6/127580
Inventors:
Heinz A. Rode - Solon OH
Meter Fromel - Austintown OH
Perry L. Beaver - Vienna OH
Meter Fromel - Austintown OH
Perry L. Beaver - Vienna OH
Assignee:
Republic Steel Corporation - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
G08B 2100
US Classification:
340682
Abstract:
Apparatus and method are disclosed for monitoring the condition of a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) trunnion bearing. A shaft attached to a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) vessel is supported on either vessel side by a radial bearing which allows rotation of the shaft with respect to those bearings. One of the radial bearings is in turn mounted to a ladder bearing which allows shaft expansion and contraction with temperature. A Hall Effect transducer is mounted on both bearing sides to monitor the distance between the shaft and the transducer. If an output from the transducer deviates from a predetermined range the shaft position has shifted. This shift is an indication that either the radial or ladder bearing has or may in the near future fail. The apparatus therefore provides a warning that either replacement or repair of the BOF vessel trunnion bearing may be required.