Turbomachinery Health Measurement Application And Misapplication
Abstract
All machinery vibrates, has heat generated internally, and begins to wear as soon as it is put into service. The monitoring process must be customized for each class of equipment. If possible, each machine should be evaluated individually for type and degree of monitoring necessary. In a plant with thousands of pieces of equipment, this degree of scrutiny may be impossible. Computer based monitoring systems are slowly improving the quantity and quality of monitoring and analysis. However, the best computer with the best analysis software is limited by the quality of the available data. This tutorial attempts to guide the user toward choosing the best instrumentation for categories of applications, and the best diagnostic tools for interpretation of the data. A discussion of the most common sensors and instrumentation is presented along with the pitfalls associated with misapplications. Finally, a summary chart is presented that allows the user to quickly identify the proper diagnostic tools for various general classes of turbomachinery.
Description
SealsPg. 147-158
Subject
TurbomachinesCollections
Citation
Leader, Malcolm E. (1988). Turbomachinery Health Measurement Application And Misapplication. Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /163598.