Cat IV Vibration Analysis Course

Cat IV Vibration Analysis Course Contents:

  • 1. Knowing Machine Vibration Fundamentals• Vectors
    •Modulation
    • phase
    • Damping
    • Stiffness Force
    • Response
    • Natural frequency
    • Resonance
    • Critical speed
    • Instabilities
    • Non linear systems etc.
  • 4. Condition Monitoring• Monitoring program design
    • Condition monitoring technologies.
  • 7. Equipment Testing and Diagnostics• Impact testing
    • Forced response testing
    • Transient Analysis
    • Transfer functions
    • Damping evaluation
    • Cross channel phase
    • Coherence
    • Operational deflection shapes
    • Modal analysis
    • Torsional vibration.
  • 2. Data Acquisition• Instrumentation
    • Dynamic range• Signal to noise ratio
    • Test planning
    • Test procedures
  • 5. Fault Analysis• Spectrum analysis
    • Harmonics and side bands
    • Time waveform analysis
    • Phase analysis
    • Transient analysis
    • Orbit analysis
    • Shaft centreline
    • Enveloping
    • Rubs
    • Instabilities
    • Resonance and critical speeds
    • Flow induced vibration
    • Turbomachinery.
  • 8. Reference Standards• ISO
    • IEC
    • Relevant national standards.
    • 3. Signal Processing• RMS and peak detection
      • Analogue to digital conversion
      • Analogue Recording and Digital Sampling
      • FFT computation
      • Filters
      • Tracking Filter
      • Anti aliasing
      • Bandwidth, Resolution, Noise reduction-
      • Averaging
      • Dynamic range
      • Signal to noise ratio
    • 6. Corrective Action• Field Balancing
      • Resonance control.
    • 9. Reporting and Documentation• Vibration diagnostics reports10.
    • 10. Fault Severity Determination• Spectrum analysis
      • Time waveform analysis
      • Orbital analysis