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SEMINAR AGENDA |
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Seminar Overview: |
What Is Vibration And How Can It Be Used To Evaluate Machinery Condition?
- Introduction
- What is Vibration Frequency and How Does it Relate to a Time Waveform?
- What is Vibration Displacement?
- What is Vibration Velocity?
- What is Vibration Acceleration?
- What is Vibration Phase?
- What is a Vibration Spectrum? (Also Called an "FFT" or "Signature")
- When to Use Displacement, Velocity or Acceleration
- How Much is Too Much Vibration?
- What is Overall Vibration?
- Understanding Phase and its Applications
- Definition of Phase
- How to Make Phase Measurements
- Using Phase Analysis in Vibration Diagnostics
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Introduction To Vibration Instruments:
- Instrument Comparisons
- General Capabilities of Each Vibration Instrument Type
- Overall Level Vibration Meters
- Swept-Filter Analyzers
- FFT Programmable Data Collectors
- Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers
- Instrument Quality Tape Recorders
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Overview Of Various Vibration Transducers And How To Properly Select Them:
- Introduction
- Types of Vibration Transducers and Their Optimum Applications
- Accelerometers
- Velocity Pickups
- Non-Contact Eddy Current Displacement Probes
- Selection Criteria for Transducers
- Mounting of Transducers
- Transducer Mounting Applications
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Role of High Frequency Enveloping (HFE) and HFD in Detecting & Tracking Certain Faults:
- HFE includes the following (listed in alphabetical order):
- Acceleration Enveloping
- Amplitude Demodulation
- PeakVue
- Shock Pulse
- Spike Energy
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Use of Vibration Signature Analysis To Diagnose Machine Problems:
- Use of Vibration Signature Analysis
- Mass Unbalance
- Eccentric Rotors
- Bent Shaft
- Misalignment
- Natural Frequencies and Resonance
- Mechanical Looseness
- Tracking of Rolling Element Bearing Failure Stages Using Vibration and High Frequency Enveloping and Demodulated Spectral Techniques
- Introduction to Gear Problem Detection
- Introduction to Electrical Problem Detection
- Belt Drive Problems
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The Predictive Maintenance Program From The Manager's Perspective:
- Predictive Maintenance Conceptual Overview
- Maintenance Program Levels - Descriptions, Objectives and Goals
- Justification, Costs and Savings
- Personnel Qualifications
- Training Required
- Advice to Those Beginning a Program
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Philosophical Guidelines For Gleaning The Most From A Plant's Investment In PdM Technologies:
- Reliability Based, Proactive Maintenance
- Benchmarking
- Quality Applied to Predictive Maintenance
- Operating Deflection Shape Analysis (ODS)
- Synchronous Time Averaging Applications
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Setup And Implementation Of A Predictive Maintenance Program:
- Introduction
- Maintenance Philosophies
- Run to Failure
- Preventive Maintenance
- Predictive Maintenance
- Selecting Optimum Machinery
- Selecting PdM Monitoring Techniques
- Establishing Alarms
- Set Up PdM Database
- Collect Baseline Measurements and Adjust Alarms (as required)
- Store Data
- Compile PdM Reports
- Follow-up Surveys at Fixed Intervals
- Perform Vibration Signature and/or Phase Analysis
- Correct Faults and Document
- Training
- Monitoring Effectiveness
- PdM Trackable Variables
- Monitoring "Machine Condition Rating"
- PdM Cost Savings Case History
- Potential Electrical Savings from PdM Program
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Case Histories
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Prerequisites:
No prior experience in vibration analysis or condition
monitoring is required. The purpose of this seminar is to
introduce the student to each of these techniques.
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