Five Minute Facts
Erratic Vibration Behavior in a Steam Turbine
This machine had shown erratic shaft and pedestal vibration since its inception – the vibration would increase and decrease, predominantly at 1x…
- RAO VAMSIDHAR
- VIZAG STEEL
Two Peculiar Cases of Misalignment
Misalignment causes a lot of problems, but it doesn’t always make itself known through vibration. Vamsidhar Rao explains two cases…
- RAO VAMSIDHAR
- VIZAG STEEL
How to Get Started with AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance
You want to implement AI-Driven predictive maintenance in your plant, but replacing legacy systems takes time and money. But you don’t have to replace them wholesale. Hunter Albright presents five steps that you can take with minimal cost…
- Hunter Albright
- AssetSense
Abnormal 1x Vibration Problem in an Oxygen Compressor
After a major overhaul of an oxygen compressor, 1x vibration was observed in the L.P. discharge bearing. We tried several remedies without success, such as changing the oil pressure and temperature, balancing the rotor…
- RAO VAMSIDHAR
- VIZAG STEEL
Make Sure You’ve Determined Bearing Requirements before Greasing
Once you’ve consolidated your lubrication program and standardized the grease guns, you need to make absolutely sure you know the bearing requirements…
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance: What’s the Catch?
Hunter Albright presents five challenges that confront plants that wish to implement AI in their predictive maintenance program…
- Hunter Albright
- AssetSense
Training Artificial Intelligence: The Overall Process
Matthew Moore, Dr. David Siegel, and Ed Spence discuss issues around training AI, including which data to use, choice of algorithm, validation, consistency…
- Ed Spence
- The Machine Instrumentation Group
Advantages to Dynamic Balancing
Imbalance is a leading cause of excessive machine/rotor vibration. It can be an inherent result of rotor design or construction. Imbalance can occur due to routine wear or damage...
- Chris Keniston
- ERBESSD INSTRUMENTS
Electric Motor Testing: The Power Factor
Howard Penrose explains the power factor of an electric motor, using an example from a real motor…
- Howard Penrose
- MotorDoc LLC
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