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In an ideal world, operational plants will operate smoothly, and equipment will always be taken out of service for maintenance at the scheduled manufacturer’s recommendations. Reality is always a different picture and on occasion there may be emergencies that cause equipment to go out of service, and interrupt the regularly scheduled programme. For an operational plant, unscheduled downtime is a costly occurrence, that can be quite costly. The ability to forecast future failures, is now possible, via the advent of technologies like vibration analysis. With predictive capabilities, adequate repairs can then be facilitated. More reliable equipment is the key to profitability. Vibration analysis can get you that Operational peace of mind.
What does Vibration Analysis Technology provide you?
Mechanical vibrations in rotating machinery may be an early sign of imminent failure caused by imbalance, misalignment, bent shaft, mechanical looseness, faults in gear drives, rolling-element or sleeve bearings. Let our practiced Temp Solutions staff troubleshoot and provide vibration data that monitor changes in machine behaviour and/or locate and isolate detrimental vibration sources.
A vibration analysis is the process of interpreting the vibration output of plant equipment. During operation, there will be frequencies that are emitted by the plant machinery as various components of the machine are in motion. A vibration analysis is very critical to the health of your equipment, as it allows your engineering and maintenance team to evaluate equipment performance and to predict and prevent pending failures.
By being able to forecast the equipment failure modes, the operational staff of an industrial organization can then schedule needed repairs for planned maintenance. While unexpected failures can occur, with appropriate system maintenance, the plant should operate in a reliable manner that will enable normal maintenance shutdowns to be organised. At Temp Solutions, our team will be able to generate diagnostic vibration data, and then interpret the data to inform you with respect to how to identify any critical malfunctions in the operational unit of focus.
Temp Solutions state of the art vibration analyzers, facilitate the analysis of the full vibration spectrum of the unit under analysis. With three vibration axes being assessed, a detailed internal snapshot of the machine can be created. A full spectrum vibration signature is generated when the horizontal, vertical and axial axes on both ends of the motor and drive equipment are assessed. This gives a complete view of the equipment’s performance. There are instances when a vibration profile on only one plane will indicate that the equipment is perfectly fine, but on an alternate plane, the equipment may be in a state of misalignment.
With missing information, it will always be possible to overlook pending failures. Unexpected machinery failure damage will then resultantly appear. From a predictive perspective, the key to success is to have that 3-D perspective, so that no plane will be missed.
Critical Parameters Assessed:
* Rotating Speed
*Bent Shaft
* Bad Coupling
*Oversized bearing housing
With a detailed database of target vibration signatures, it will be possible for your profile to identify critical equipment performance deviations.
Resonance: When the natural frequency of the equipment assembly matches the vibration frequency of a part of the rotating system, it is possible to create a scenario known as resonance. Waves have the ability to add to each other if they are synchronous. If non-standard replacement parts are introduced to a machine, resonance can be induced. Vibration Analysis can detect these shifts in equipment vibration.
Electrical Problem Detection
At 7,200 cpm (60 cycles per second x 60 seconds x 2 = 7,200 cpm), electrical problems in machinery can be detected. These can be induced by instances such as:
*Bent Rotor Shafts
*Unbalanced Equipment Voltage
*Air insulation due to oversized bearing housings
With a myriad of both electrical and mechanical failure modes in a piece of equipment, vibration analysis as a tool can be applied to detect potential problems. Temp Solutions can help you to predict, and prevent equipment downtime.