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Spectrum Interpretation & Vibration Analysis
Spectrum Interpretation & Vibration Analysis
| Vibration | Conventions | Characteristics | Measuring & Analysing | Data Plots | Spectrum Interpretation
SPECTRUM INTERPRETATION
The following images are designed to provide typical examples of the vibration spectra that will result from different problems a
machine might experience. They are probability based, so field testing should always be performed regardless of how 'sure' you are
of the diagnosis.
Remember that any diagnosis made from plot interpretation can be essentially be characterised as an assumption based on an
estimate.
Bearing Looseness Housing Distortion: Soft Foot, Piping Structural Resonance Critical Speeds
Stress, etc.
Belt Problems: Wear, Resonance, etc. Belt Problems: Pulley Alignment Belt Problems: Eccentric Pulley / Bent Sleeve Bearings (Looseness/Rubs)
Shaft
Oil Whirl Rolling Element Bearings Hydraulic / Aerodynamic Pump Cavitation / Flow Turbulence
AC Motor Problems: Broken / Cracked AC Motor Problems: Uneven Air Gap AC Motor Problems: Loose Rotor Bars / DC Motor Problems: Drive Problems
Rotor Bars Windings
DC Motor Problems: Speed Fluctuations Gear Problems: Misalignment Gear Problems: Wear, Eccentricity,
Backlash