This intensive training course is designed to give a detailed examination of the detection, location and diagnosis of faults in rotating and reciprocating machinery using vibration analysis. The basics and underlying physics of vibration signals are first examined. The acquisition and processing of signals is then reviewed followed by a discussion of machinery fault diagnosis using vibration analysis. Hereafter the important issue of rectifying faults that have been identified using vibration analysis is covered. The course is concluded by a review of the other techniques of predictive maintenance such as oil and particle analysis, ultrasound and infrared thermography. The latest approaches and equipment used together with current research techniques in vibration analysis are also highlighted in the course.
By the end of this course delegates will be able to:
- Marine Terminal Managers, Supervisors, and Superintendents
- Oil and Gas Refinery or Product Storage Facility Personnel
- Oil and Gas Operators and Engineers
- Facility Managers and Coordinators
- Process Engineers, Project Managers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Instrumentation / Control Engineers, Technical Staff
- Safety and Environmental Personnel
- Transfer Supervisors
- Oil and Gas Cargo Officials
DAY 1
PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES: PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE BASICS
- Maintenance philosophies
- Evolution of maintenance philosophies
- Plant machinery classification and recommendations
- Principles of predictive maintenance
- Predictive maintenance techniques
- Vibration analysis – a key predictive maintenance technique
PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES: VIBRATION BASICS
- Spring-mass system: mass, stiffness, damping
- System response
- What is the vibration?
- The nature of vibration
- Harmonics
- Limits and standards of vibration
DAY 2
DATA ACQUISITION
- Introduction
- Collection of vibration signal – vibration transducers, characteristics, and mountings
- Conversion of vibrations to the electrical signal
- Conclusion
SIGNAL PROCESSING, APPLICATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS
- The fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis
- Time waveform analysis
- Phase signal analysis
- Special signal processes
- Conclusion
DAY 3
MACHINERY FAULT DIAGNOSIS USING VIBRATION ANALYSIS
- Introduction
- Commonly witnessed machinery faults diagnosed by vibration analysis CORRECTING FAULTS THAT CAUSE VIBRATION
- Introduction
- Balancing
- Alignment
- Resonance vibration control with dynamic absorbers
DAY 4
OIL AND PARTICLE ANALYSIS
- Introduction
- Oil fundamentals
- Condition-based maintenance and oil analysis
- Setting up an oil analysis program
- Oil analysis – sampling methods
- Oil analysis – lubricant properties
- Oil analysis – contaminants in lubricants
- Particle analysis techniques
- Alarm limits for various machines (source: National Tribology Services)
- Conclusion
DAY 5
OTHER PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES
- Introduction
- Ultrasound
- Infrared thermography
- Course Conclusion
- POST-TEST and EVALUATION
This course is intended for Mechanical Engineers, Automation Engineers, Process Engineers, Consulting Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Instrumentation and Control Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electricians, Control Technicians and other Technicians.