M A C H I N E R Y D Y N A M I C S

Condition
Monitoring

The DS Machinery
Dynamics Group assists
in condition monitoring by
remote access and/or
database transfer.
We have experience with
identifying and solving
machinery problems by
using a number of
commercially available
condition monitoring
systems.


























Centrifugal Compressors
and Pumps
Axial Compressors
Gas or Steam Turbines
Motors and Generators
Turbo-Expander
Reciprocating Machines
Gears
Feasibility Studies
Customization
Condition Based
Maintenance
Performance Mapping
Diagnostics
Balancing
Troubleshooting

Remote access to offshore on-line vibration monitoring systems.

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Condition Monitoring


degaard & Danneskiold-Samse

Denmark Norway Sweden E-mail: ods@oedan.dk
Tel.: +45 3531 1000 +47 3300 2860 +46 8 753 59 46 www.odegaard.dk

Performance and Vibration
Monitoring
Performance parameters can be used to
evaluate if a machine does its job
correctly and efficiently. Accordingly,
variations in performance parameters can
help to evaluate the state of the machine
and thus assist in adequate maintenance.

Most machines will involve transmission
of force through elements in motion. This
implies time dependence for direction and
amplitude of reaction forces between
machine elements. The time dependence
of force, position, stress and strain implies
vibrations for the machinery in operation.

Deterministic relationships between
vibration and excitation exist for many
phenomena in machinery dynamics, e.g.
unbalance response of a single span rotor
or forced torsional shaft vibrations in a
drivetrain.

Vibration measurement is therefore a
crucial part of any condition monitoring
and diagnostic activity.


Increased 1X gear vibrations due to bearing
failure.

Feasibility
Several forcing mechanisms in machines
have nondeterministic components, e.g.
combustion noise, compressor surge or
pump cavitation. Furthermore, even for
deterministic machinery dynamic
problems, vibrations will be contaminated
by random noise from many sources,
some originating from the measurement
equipment itself.

Therefore, it is crucial to perform an
evaluation of available condition
monitoring strategies in each case,
depending on machinery, process and
environmental conditions.

As part of the feasibility study, DS
offers advice on
alarm and trip levels
best vibration analysis method for
different failure modes
run-up and coast-down settings
optimization of data storage
elimination of false alarms

Baseline Measurements
The benefits to be gained from vibration
condition monitoring are greatly enhanced
by careful baseline measurements and
performance mapping.

Not only are the as new vibration and
performance characteristics established.
In addition, valuable system information
is gathered to allow for design verification
and optimization of the monitoring
strategy.
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Centrifugal compressor vibrations as function
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Baseline measurements could be part of
shop testing and commissioning.
However, as the condition monitoring
system may not be operational yet, and as
most machinery problems arise in this
phase, DS provides back-up vibration
measurement services (up to 128
synchronized channels). Subsequently,
the collected data can be incorporated in
the condition monitoring database.

Troubleshooting
An important quality of a condition
monitoring system is its ability to reduce
data storage in a clever way. However,
valuable transient data is typically lost
when it comes to troubleshooting after a
trip or failure.

Based on experience, it is possible to
solve a number of trip and failure
problems by interpretation of available
condition monitoring data.

However, in some cases, it is necessary to
have access to real time vibration and
process signals with a high-frequency
resolution.

DS therefore offers detailed vibration
and performance measurement as a
supplement to our condition monitoring
services.

Experience
The DS Machinery Dynamics Group
consists of mechanical engineers who
hold M.Sc. or Ph.D. degrees in rotor
dynamics, fluid dynamics or solid
mechanics.

DS assignments vary between in-depth
design verification studies, string test
participation and on-site troubleshooting
activities. We take pride in combining
theoretical and practical knowledge of
both components and machinery.

During the past 10 years, we have dealt
with almost every thinkable
turbomachinery problem. To name a few:
Bearing and seal problems
Rubs, looseness and other parametric
excitations
Rotating stall and trip transients
Structural resonance in foundations




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trip of a centrifugal compressor.