PREFACE   vii

MFPT SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS   viii

FEATURED PAPERS

Manning Optimization on Naval Combatants Through Automation  3

P. T. Enright, Jr. and J. Cornell Owens

Prognosis of Remaining Machine Life Based on Condition   21

C. Talbott

Shop Testing - Is It Worth It?   29

C. Jackson

Application of Reliability Concepts in a Pulp and Paper Mill (MFPT51 paper)   47

L. Thomas

MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES

Turbine-Generator Maintenance Outage Optimization: Probability/Risk Assessment of Net Present Value    61

M. J. Roemer, R. P. Dewey, B. Atkinson, D. A. Mauney and T. H. McCloskey

A Comparative Study on Performance of Neural-Networks for Condition Monitoring of Rotary Machinery   73

A. Shirkhodaie and K. Muthuswamy

Predictive Maintenance by Performance Monitoring of Plant   83

R. Beebe

Implementing a Reliability Centered Maintenance Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center   95

R. E. Tuttle and R. R. Pete

Monitoring and Diagnosis of Factory Automation Systems Using Causal Network Model-Based Diagnostics    105

G. Provan, Y. El Fattah and A. Darwiche

FAILURE ANALYSIS

Metallurgical Examination of a Failed Blade Lag Shock Absorber from an Army Cargo Helicopter   117

M. Pepi, S. Grendahl and V. Champagne

Bending Fatigue of HDPE and PVC Pipe Joints   133

R. J. Scavuzzo, T. S. Srivatsan, M. Cakmak and M. Cavak

Metallurgical Examination of a Cracked Output Shaft from an Army Cargo Helicopter   147

V. K. Champagne, G. Wechsler, and M. Pepi

Heat Treatment Evaluation of Aluminum Bomb Fins     161

S. Kohler

Failure Investigation and Stress Analysis of Three Way Swivel Shaft of the Fifth Wheel Towing Device    179

J. G. Faller, G. O. White and W. W. Ziegler

Current State of Composite Electroless Nickel Coatings    189

M. D. Feldstein

Why Threaded Fastener Specifications Do Not Prevent Failures   199

D. Aliya

On the Materials Selection of Durable Coatings for Cryogenic Rocket Turbopumps   207

A. Gonzales, O. S. Es-Said, G. Y. Richardson, R. Marloth, I. Hernandez and J. Dizon

SIGNAL PROCESSING

Slowly Accumulating Damage as a Dynamical System    219

J. P. Cucumano and A. Chatterjee

Tracking Damage Evolution via Delay Coordinate Embedding   229

J. P. Cusumano, D. Chelidze and A. Chatterjee

Development of Machinery Monitoring and Diagnostic Methods Based on Nonlinear Vibration Characteristics   239

K. A. Loparo and M. L. Adams

SENSORS TECHNOLOGY I

Air-Coupled Ultrasonic NDE of CFCC Materials   253

T. A. K. Pillai

Quantifying Buckling in Center-Cracked, Thin Sheet Aluminum Using a Three-Dimensional Stereo Vision Technique  261

M. A. Sutton and J. D. Helm

Application of the Electro-Mechanical (E/M) Impedance Method to Machinery Failure Prevention 271

V. Giurgiutiu and C. A. Rogers

Concepts for the Intelligent Shaft System (ISS)    281

E. I. Cohen, J. E. Reed and C. P. Nemarich

DIAGNOSTICS I

Fault Diagnosis of Helicopter Gearboxes Using Neuro-Fuzzy Techniques   293

M. A. Essawy, S. Diwakar, S. Zein-Sabatto and A. K. Garga

Condition Monitoring of Steam Turbines by Performance Analysis   303

R. Beebe

Operating Condition Effects on Rolling Element Bearing Diagnostics   313

S. A. Billington, Y. Li, T. R. Kurfess, S. Y. Liang and S. Danyluk

Fault Detection in the OH-58A Main Transmission Using the Wavelet Transform   323

P. D. Samuel, D. J. Pines and D. G. Lewicki

Improved Fault Detection Using Multisensor Data Fusion   337

J. D. Erdley and D. L. Hall

Fuzzy-Logic Assisted Bearing Faults Diagnosis    347

A. Shirkhodaie and S. Subramanian

Condition Monitoring by Performance Analysis to Optimise Time for Overhaul of Centrifugal Pumps    357

R. Beebe

Extraction Early Symptoms of Bearing Fault Using Adaptive Neural Networks    367

Y. Shao, K. Nezu, K. Maekawa and S. Nakashima

SENSORS TECHNOLOGY II

Micromachined Ceramic Pressure Sensors for High Temperature Environments   379

J. M. English and M. G. Allen

Holographic Instruments for Residual Stress Measurement    387

G. Salamo, G. Dovgalenko, Y. Onischenko and A. Kniazkov

Smart Bearing for Railcar Wheelset Monitoring    393

J. Schoess

An Intelligent Tool Condition Monitoring System    397

P. Fu, A. D. Hope and G. A. King

HEALTH MONITORING AND RELIABILITY OF ELECTRONICS

Development and Implementation of a Health Monitoring System for Critical Electronic Systems 409

M. E. Natishan

PROGNOSTICS

Prognosis of Gear Tooth Crack Growth    419

C. J. Li and J. Yoo

Dynamic Prognostics of Rolling Bearing Condition (Extended Abstract)   429

Y. Li, S. Billington, T. Kurfess, S. Danyluk and S. Liang

Prediction of Machine Failure from Accelerated Aging Test Data    431

V. Divljakovic, M. Henderson, R. Hannula

Fault Prediction in Transmissions Using Wavelet Analysis   441

J-C Lo, R. E. Van Dyck, A. K. Garga and D. L. Hall

Gear-Tooth Fault Detection and Tracking Using the Wavelet Transform   451

R. J. Ferlez and D. C. Lang

An Energy Processor as a Model of the Condition Evolution of Machines and Structures    461

C. Cempel and H. G. Natke

OIL ANALYSIS

The Utilisation of Multivariate Statistical Analysis Techniques for Wear Evaluation from Wear Debris and Used-Oil Analysis Data    473

S. Raadnui and B. J. Roylance

Optical Oil Debris Monitoring   483

J. E. Tucker, J. Reintjes, M. D. Duncan, L. L. Tankersley, A. Schultz, C. Lu, T. L. McClelland, P. L. Howard, T. J. Sebok and C. J. Holloway

New Lubricanat Evaluation and Acceptance a Laboratory's Perspective   491

W. R. Herguth

Comparison of Common Analytical Techniques to Voltammetric Analysis of Antioxidantsin Industrial Lubricating Oils   499

W. R. Herguth and S. Phillips

A New Method for Detecting Shaft Cracks and Tribological Problems in Electrical Rotating Machinery  511 

W. D. Marscher

DIAGNOSTICS II

Rotating Machinery Energy Loss Due to Misalignment    519

H. A. Gaberson and R. Cappillino