Metrology & Measurement Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 1, 45(2025)

A review of blade tip timing measurement technologies of rotating blades

Fajie DUAN*, Guangyue NIU, Hao LIU, Haowei QIN, Fafu LI, and Qi ZHOU
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Typical blade vibration mode shapes
    Typical blades of major equipment
    Blade Campbell Diagram
    Principle of blade tip timing measurement
    Typical structure of blade tip timing measurement system
    Principle of optical fiber⁃based blade tip timing sensing
    Principle of capacitive tip timing sensor
    Schematic diagram of two eddy current sensing methods
    Principle of microwave tip timing sensor
    • Table 1. Vibration types of rotating blades

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      Table 1. Vibration types of rotating blades

      分类依据叶片振动名称说明
      激励方式

      自由振动

      受迫振动

      自激振动

      叶片在无外力作用下的简谐振动

      叶片受迫在外界周期交变载荷作用下产生的振动

      叶片受自激力作用所产生的振动

      振动频率与转速频率的倍数关系

      同步振动

      异步振动

      振动频率和转速频率呈整倍数关系

      振动频率和转速频率呈非整倍数关系

      叶片振型

      弯曲振动

      扭转振动

      复合振动

      弯振的节线方向垂直于径向方向

      扭振的节线与径向方向一致

      复合振动是弯振和扭振的组合

    • Table 2. Comparison of different types of tip timing sensing methods

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      Table 2. Comparison of different types of tip timing sensing methods

      类型传感元件工作原理性能指标优点缺点
      光纤式光纤收集反射光强并进行光电转换

      耐温:650 ℃ / 1 100 ℃(带冷却)

      振动频率测量误差:1 Hz

      振动位移测量误差:10 μm

      抗电磁干扰能力强,柔韧性好,带宽较宽带宽较宽,但易受背景光 的干扰,耐污染能力差
      电容式电容电极

      电极运动引起

      电容量值的变化

      耐温:1 300 ℃ / 1 500 ℃(带冷却)

      振动频率测量误差:2 Hz

      振动位移测量误差:30 μm

      耐高温,不易受烟、尘影响易受寄生和分布电容的影响,带宽较窄
      电涡流式电感线圈电涡流感应

      耐温:300 ℃ / 650 ℃(带冷却)

      振动频率测量误差:2 Hz

      振动位移测量误差:30 μm

      灵敏度高不耐高温环境,高温条件下测量误差较大,抗电磁干扰能力差
      微波式电磁波电磁波反射强度

      耐温:1 300 ℃

      振动频率测量误差:2 Hz

      振动位移测量误差:30 μm

      受烟、尘等影响小,耐高温环境带宽较宽,易受空间滤波效应影响
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    Paper Information

    Category: Survey and Review

    Received: Dec. 13, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 23, 2025

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    DOI:10.11823/j.issn.1674-5795.2025.01.03

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