Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machine systems — Ultrasound — General requirements, guidelines, procedures and validation

This document

• gives guidelines for establishing severity assessment criteria for anomalies identified by airborne (AB) and structure-borne (SB) ultrasound,
• specifies methods and requirements for carrying out ultrasonic inspection, testing, measurement and monitoring of machines, including safety recommendations and sources of error, and
• provides information relative to data interpretation, assessment criteria and reporting.