3. Problem solved.

The waterfall spectrum shows the subsynchronous vibrations were

eliminated using the ISFD design. Courtesy: Waukesha Bearings

the bearing support is the key in transforming

bending modes to more rigid body modes and
improving the overall stability and damping
ratio of the rotor/bearing system.
Proven Results
Field vibration data after installation
proved that the solution worked. The subsynchronous vibration spikes experienced at
the initial commissioning were eliminated
with the use of the ISFD design (Figure 3).
The larger stability margin provided by the

bearings with ISFD technology freed the

system from significant subsynchronous vibrations and enabled full-speed, full-power
operation of the turbine.
More than 3,200 bearings with ISFD
technology have been supplied over the
last 20 years and have established this
unique design as a leading solution to vibration problems in turbomachinery. ISFD
technology is successful in a broad range of
turbomachinery due to the flexibility of its
design. The technology can be used with

Joe Accetta (top)

President

tilt pad bearings, as described above, as

well as with Flexure Pivot bearings, fixed
profile bearings, and rolling element bearings, in sizes from 10 mm up to 400 mm.
ISFD technology has successfully improved stability, shifted critical speeds, and
reduced amplification factors in steam and
gas turbines, integrally geared air and process compressors, centrifugal compressors,
turbo-expanders, radial turbines, supercritical CO2 power turbines, generators, motors,
and overhung process equipment. The cost to
implement an ISFD bearing-damper solution
is nominal compared to the ongoing, potentially significant costs that can result from
vibration problems effects across a machine.
In many applications, the minimal space
requirements of the ISFD design allow
bearings with ISFD technology to serve
as drop-in replacements to existing bearings. Most importantly, the ISFD bearingdamper solution can be engineered to a
specific support stiffness and damping for
each applications operating conditions to
maximize the ratio of energy transmitted
to the bearing locations, thus significantly
improving the stability of the system.
Jong Kim is senior principal engineer of
Waukesha Bearings.

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products. I tell my sales staff, Follow the customers
material through their plant to where it leaves or changes
and isnt abrasive anymore. Their processes are very
complex and their wear problems are common.
Listen to what has worked and what hasnt. Keep
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abrasion, corrosion and wear problems. Take care of them.

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