4. TYPES OF VIBRATION PICK UP
PROXIMITY PROBE
VELOCITY PICK UP
ACCELEROMETER
5. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF VARIOUS
TYPES OF VIBRATION PICK UP
PROXIMITY PROBE
SHAFT VIBRATION MEASUREMENT
KEY PHASER MARKER
SHAFT CENTRE LINE POSITION
BEST SUITED FOR 1 TO 500 HZ
VELOCITY PICK UP
FOR BEARING AND STRUCTURAL VIBRATION
BEST SUITED FOR 10 TO 1000 HZ
6. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF VARIOUS
TYPES OF VIBRATION PICK UP
ACCELEROMETER
FOR HIGH FREQUENCY RANGE
BEST SUITED FOR 1000 HZ ONWARDS
7. UNITS OF VIBRATION
(A) DISPLACEMENT
MICRONS, PEAK TO PEAK
MICRONS, 0 TO PEAK
MICRONS, RMS
(B) VELOCITY
MM/SEC, 0 TO PEAK
MM/SEC, RMS
(C)ACCELERATION
M/SEC2, PEAK
M/SEC2, RMS
G, PEAK
G, RMS
8. Average
RMS 0 - Peak
Peak - Peak
UNITS OF VIBRATION
RMS = 0.707 x (0-Peak)
Average = 0.637 x (0-Peak)
Peak to Peak = 2 x (0-Peak)
11. TIPS FOR MAKING VIBRATION DATA MORE
USEFUL FOR ANALYSIS
LOCATION OF VIBRATION PICK UPS TO BE INDICATED
LOCATION OF PHOTOCELL TO BE INDICATED
DIRECTION OF ROTATION SHOULD BE INDICATED
KEY PHASER MARK ON ROTOR POSITION TO BE INDICATED
AXIAL VIBRATION PHASE LOGGING MUST HAVE DIRECTION
INDICATION
NAME OF VIBRATION ANLAYSER SHOULD BE INDICATED
VIBRATION UNITS TO BE INDICATED
12. TIPS FOR MAKING VIBRATION DATA MORE
USEFUL FOR ANALYSIS
WHILE GIVING CONTROL ROOM VALUES, SPECIFY THE
VIBRATION UNITS AND LOCATION OF THE PICKUPS
VIBRATION MUST BE MEASURED BY PORTABLE VIBRATION
METER NEAR CONTROL ROOM PICKUP FOR VARYING THE
CORRECTNESS OF CONTROL ROOM MEASUREMENT
PICK UP SHOULD NOT BE MOUNTED LOOSE
BRACKET FOR EXTERNAL SHAFT VIBRATION PICKUP SHOULD BE
STIFF ENOUGH NOT TO PRODUCE AMPLIFICATION / RESONANCE
13. TIPS FOR MAKING VIBRATION DATA MORE
USEFUL FOR ANALYSIS
FOR CORRECT TRENDING OF VIBRATION READINGS, SAME
LOCATION SHOULD BE USED FOR ALL PERIODIC
MEASUREMENTS
14. REASONS OF VIBRATION
IF THE MEASUREMENT IS HEALTHY, FOLLOWING MAY BE THE
REASONS OF VIBRATION PROBLEM
UNBALANCE
MISALIGNMENT
LOOSENESS
PIPE PULLS
SHAFT CATENARY / BEARING LOADING
RESONANCE
UNEQUAL FLOW PATH CLEARANCES
RUBBING
15. REASONS OF VIBRATION
SHAFT BOW
OIL / STEAM WHIRL
DEVIATED OPERATING PARAMETERS
DEFECTIVE BEARING / ASSEMBLY OF BEARING
VIBRATION TRANSMITTION FROM OTHER SOURCE
GEAR INACCURACIES
CASING DISTORSTION
CAVITATION
16. STEPS FOR RESOLVING THE VIBRATION
PROBLEM
ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATION DATA
COLLECTION OF OPERATING PARAMETERS
STUDY OF HISTORY OF VIBRATION BEHAVIOUR / OVERHAULING
REPORTS / RECURRING PROBLEM FACED
INTERACTION WITH O&M PERSONNELS
COLLECTION OF DETAILED VIBRATION BEHAVIOUR AT VARIOUS
CONDITIONS OF OPERATION LIKE NO LOAD RUN, RUN UP, RUN
DOWN, WITH AND WITHOUT EXCITATION, PART AND FULL LOAD
OPERATION ETC.
VIBRATION ANALYSIS TO NARROW DOWN THE REASONS OF
HIGH VIBRATION
17. STEPS FOR RESOLVING THE VIBRATION
PROBLEM
FORMULATION OF ACTION PLAN (SHORT TERM / LONG TERM)
IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLAN
RESPONSE OF MACHINE AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION
PLAN
FRESH VIBRATION ANALYSIS, IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS
IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ACTION PLAN
THE CYCLE OF VIBRATION ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF ACTION PLAN CONTINUES TILL THE VIBRATION PROBLEM
IS SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED
18. KNOW YOUR MACHINES
KNOWLEDGE OF BEHAVIOUR FOR SIMILAR TYPE OF MACHINES
VIBRATION PRONE AREAS
INFLUENCE OF PARTICULAR OPERATING PARAMETER
19. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON VIBRATION
ISO 10816 BEARING VIBRATION
ISO 7919 SHAFT VIBRATION
THERE ARE THREE LIMITS IN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
LIMITS FOR NEW MACHINES
ALARM LIMITS
TRIP LIMITS