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TechNote #CM9 OMNITREND®

Carrying out RPM-normalized measurements efficiently with
the ‘TrainSpeed’ function

Brief description Reference RPM n0

The RPM is required for the normalization of shock

pulse measurement (roller bearing condition) and n1 = n0 x 1.0
for the calculation of RPM-variable damage
n2 = n0 x 0.6
frequencies. The RPM at any measurement location
of a machine train can be calculated using the
n3 = n0 x 0.06
‘TrainSpeed’ function in OMNITREND - provided that a
reference RPM and the corresponding translation ratio
between the reference point and the respective n4 = n0 x 0.01
measurement location is known.
This TechNote shows how to set up the necessary
measurement parameters in OMNITREND and how
to carry out the measurement with VIBXPERT as
part of a route. Machine train with three gear translations

Suitable for...
Machine trains with a number of measurement
locations at which the RPM of the machine elements is
different due to gear translation. dBn

Advantages
The RPM no longer needs to be measured at each
measurement location, but at a single ‘reference dBn

measurement location’. The RPM for all other

measurement locations on the machine train is
calculated.

Procedure in OMNITREND RPM normalization for shock pulse measurement (roller bearing
condition) and calculation of the (roller bearing) damage frequen-
Set up the machine train with its measurement cies
locations and measurement tasks in the OMNITREND
database. Details of how to set up database entries are
described in the OMNITREND online help.
A summary of the basic steps is described in the
following section:
ATTENTION
The ‘LineSpeed’ function must be deactivated. To
check this, click on the ‘Common data’ tab in the
hierarchy above the machine train (‘Location’ = North
area).

‘Exhaust fan’ machine train = Motor + Fan Bearing

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To set up the reference measurement

- Activate the ‘TrainSpeed’ function in the ‘Common
Data’ tab at machine train level.
- Open the ‘Train Data’ tab.
- Enter the measurement task for the reference
RPM in the ‘Reference task’ field using ‘Drag &
Drop’.

Manual input of the reference RPM

To manually enter the reference RPM in situ, an
RPM transducer must first be created and adapted
accordingly to the measurement task:

- Open the ‘Transducer Editor’ and click on ‘New

Transducer’.
- Enter a name for the new transducer (e.g. ‘RPM -
manual input’).
- Enter ‘Manual Input’ as the signal type.
- Select ‘Speed’ as the measurement quantity.
- Then select the permitted min. and max. value
limits (e.g. ‘0-100000’), and click on OK.

To change the RPM transducer for the measurement

task:
- In the tree view, click on the RPM measurement
task.
- Open the ‘Meas. Type’ tab.
Create the RPM transducer
- Mark the ‘VIBXPERT transducer’ entry in the for ‘Manual input’ (left)
and change it for the measu-
‘Transducer’ field.
rement task (below).
- Click on ‘Add’ and select the newly created ‘RPM
- manual input’ transducer as the transducer for
the speed measurement with VIBXPERT.
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If no ‘Speed’ measurement task has yet been created,

create this with the ‘Task Wizard’ and select the newly
created RPM transducer (‘RPM - manual input’).

To enter the translation ratio

Enter the respective translation ratio for the refe-
rence location of each machine and each measure-
ment location on the machine train:
Machine: Mark the machine and open the ‘Machine
Data’ tab.
Measurement location: Mark the measurement
1,02
location and open the ‘Meas. Data’ tab.

1,03

To compile the route and transfer

data
Open the Route Editor and create a route with the
relevant machine train.
Connect VIBXPERT to the PC and load the route in
the data collector.
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Measuring with VIBXPERT

- Open the route in VIBXPERT.
- Select the measurement task for the reference
RPM.
- Measure the RPM.
If the RPM needs to be entered manually, the
‘Manual input’ screen appears.

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