Vibration Fundamentals & Practice

Vibration signature is the most valuable information about machinery to monitor its condition.  The course begins with the various techniques of machinery maintenance including Condition-based maintenance (CBM) to show the need of vibration analysis as a tool for machinery maintenance. Then, the course gives a presentation of basic principles of vibration.  Basic principles are then extended to study practical vibration problems that are encountered in industry and their possible solution.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Review the different strategies of maintenance
• Describe the importance of vibration as a maintenance tool
• Explain the basic concepts of vibration as a tool of maintenance
• List the types of vibration meters
• Discuss the types of vibration measurements
• Diagnose and analyze machinery problems related to vibration

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for engineers, supervisors and technicians with simple or no experience at machinery maintenance or inspection and those who wish to be familiar with machinery vibration analysis.

Course Outline

Day 1
Maintenance Strategies

• Overview of Maintenance Strategies
  • Corrective
  • Preventive
  • Predictive
  • Proactive
• Comparison of Maintenance Strategies
• Predictive Maintenance Advantages and disadvantages

Condition-Based Maintenance “CBM”

• CBM Techniques
• Oil analysis
• Wear particle analysis
• Thermography
• Motor current signature
• Vibration
• Setting up a CBM Program

Day 2
Vibration Basic Concepts

• What is Vibration?
• Vibration
• Sources
• Uses
• Effects
• Vibration signals
• Relationships of displacement, velocity and acceleration
• Using a vibration severity chart and trend analysis

Vibration Analysis Techniques

• What is Vibration Analysis?
• Time wave form Analysis
• Frequency Analysis
• Orbit Analysis
• Vibration Analysis Steps
• Analysis of Vibration data

Day 3
Vibration Meters

• Vibration Sensors
• Vibration parameters
• Vibration Transducers
• Displacement Transducers
• Velocity Transducers
• Accelerometers

Day 4
Vibration Measurements

• Vibration Measuring System
• Vibration Transducers
• Baseline Data
• Transducer mounting
• Vibration Data Collection
• Time and Frequency Analysis
• Orbit and Phase Analysis
• Resonance and Critical Speed Testing

Day 5
Vibration Fault Analysis

• General Analysis Procedure
• Imbalance
• Misalignment
• Mechanical Looseness
• Bearing problems
• Gear problems
• Electrically Induced Vibration
• Oil Whirl
• Case histories

Course Methodology

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation

Course Fees

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Course Timings

Daily Course Timings
08:00 - 08:20 Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00 First Session
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20 Second Session
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00 Last Session