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Conplatec in Situ Balancing of Rotors
Conplatec in Situ Balancing of Rotors
In-situ balancing: Benefits How is in-situ balancing done? resonance problems Benefits
• On site troubleshooting for unresolved
Without disassembling the rotor (“in- In-situ balancing is a simple and proven vibration problems Focus of all our services is the immediate
situ”) many machines can be balanced method. A lot of machines can be ba- • Acceptance tests and condition moni - benefit for the person in charge of the
which significantly improved vibration lanced by causing only little downtimes. toring of shafts with bush bearings machines:
levels. Poor balancing is one of the main When carrying out balancing in-situ, all • Ball bearing diagnosis: Using acoustic • Prompt and clear reports and
causes for premature machine failure. action is done with the machine assem- Fig. 2: Balanced fan with mounted emission techniques faults in ball bea- presentations
With only a minor break in operation bled. For a successful balancing, only five balancing mass (red circle) rings can be detected in an early state • Reliable statements to sup port decisi -
in-situ balancing yields a well balanced, steps a necessary: on making on further mainte-
smooth-running machine with the follo- nance strategy
wing advantages for you: 1. Determination of vibration state ”as-is“ • Rapid response to orders and
2. Mounting of a little mass onto the flexible work planning
• Low vibration ensures little load on bea- rotor intending to perturb the system
rings and supporting structure 3. Determination of the vibration state Success stories
• Wear und fatigue possibly leading to of the manipulated system We have balanced several fans
unpredicted failure can be prevented - 4. Knowing the vibration of the original in power plants, all of which
longer operating time and manipulated system a balancing have improved vibration levels
• Vibration limits of acceptance tests, stan- software calculates the mass and ang- greatly.
dards, and periodical tests can be rea - le needed to balance the system
ched more easily 5. Application of the final balancing
Fig. 4: The success of balancing
mass and vibration measure- as seen in a polar diagram: the
Applications ment to check the success of closer to the origin the lower the
vibration level
the balan cing process
Fans / ventilators
Fig. 5: Balancing as maintenance:
Due to adhesion of dust the balance of To conduct two-plane balancing
the success of balancing is visible
many fans deteriorates over time; even only one additional balancing in the decline of vibration
cleaning of fans cannot always reesta- cycle is needed.
blish good balance. Moreover, vibration
levels of fans are often sensitive to poor Further services
balancing due to the low stiffness of their
supporting structures. Here, in-situ balan- In-situ balancing is part of our
Fig. 1: In-situ balancing with open cing can improve balance and vibration comprehensive services in the
shaft: Balancing computer with key-
immediately. field of vibration assessment and
phasor laser
condition monitoring:
Mills, gas turbines and jet engines
Any machine can be balanced in-situ, if: • In-situ balancing according to
• Vibration measurements are possible ISO 14694 Fig. 3: In-situ balancing of a ventilator
• a balancing mass can be mounted • Experimental modal analysis for solving with the “VibXpert” analysis device
CONTACT Condition monitoring systems Rotor dynamics Sound and vibration analysis
Layout: Bernd.Schuster@xxsdesign.de
Kerntech GmbH
Am Forsthaus 8
D-30890 Barsinghausen