Section 6. Data Table Declarations and Output Processing Instructions
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RainFlow (Source, DataType, DisableVar, MeanBins, AmpBins, Lowlimit,
Highlimit, MinAmp, Form)
Parameter
& Data Type
Enter
RainFlow Parameters
Source
Variable
The variable that is tested to determine which bin is selected
DataType
A code to select the data storage format.
Constant
Alpha Code
Numeric Code
Data Format
IEEE4
24
IEEE 4 byte floating point
FP2
7
Campbell Scientific 2 byte floating point
DisableVar
Constant,
Variable, or
Expression
A non-zero value will disable intermediate processing. Normally 0 is entered so all inputs are processed.
For example, when the disable variable is
≠
0 the current input is not included in the histogram. The
histogram that is eventually stored includes the inputs that occurred while the disable variable was 0.
Value Result
0
Process current input
≠
0
Do not process current input
MeanBins
Constant
The number of bins or subranges to sort the mean value of the signal during a stress strain cycle into.
Enter 1 to disregard the signal value and only sort by the amplitude of the signal. The width of each
subrange is equal to the HiLimit - LowLimit divided by the number of bins. The lowest bin’s minimum
value is the low limit and the highest bin’s maximum value is the High limit
AmpBins
Constant
The number of bins or subranges to sort the amplitude of a stress strain cycle into. The width of each
subrange is equal to the HiLimit - LowLimit divided by the number of bins.
LowLim
Constant
The lower limit of the input signal and the Mean Bins.
UpLim
Constant
The upper limit of the input signal and the Mean Bins.
MinAmp
Constant
The minimum amplitude that a stress strain cycle must have to be counted..
Form
Constant
The Form code is 3 digits -
ABC
Code Form
A = 0
Reset histogram after each output.
A = 1
Do not reset histogram.
B = 0
Divide bins by total count.
B = 1
Output total in each bin.
C = 0
Open form. Include outside range values in end bins.
C = 1
Closed form. Exclude values outside range.
101 means: Do not reset. Divide bins by total count. Closed form.
Processes data with the rainflow counting algorithm, essential to estimating
cumulative damage fatigue to components undergoing stress/strain cycles.
Data can be provided by making measurements in either the standard or the
burst mode. The Rainflow Instruction can process either a swath of data
following the burst mode, or it can process "on line" similar to other
processing instructions.
The output is a two dimensional Rainflow Histogram. One dimension is the
amplitude of the closed loop cycle (i.e., the distance between peak and valley);
the other dimension is the mean of the cycle (i.e., [peak value + valley
value]/2). The value of each element (bin) of the histogram can be either the
actual number of closed loop cycles that had the amplitude and average value
associated with that bin or the fraction of the total number of cycles counted
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