Pollution Control Consultancy and Design

Acoustical Consultants (Noise and Vibration) - Sydney
 

Monitoring of condition of machines by measurements of vibration

ACOUSTICAL  -  ACOUSTIC  -  NOISE  -  VIBRATION
INDEPENDENT  ACCREDITED  CONSULTANTS
( PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS )


Monitoring of condition of machines by recurring measurements of vibration is one of the most effective and reliable method of early prediction of possible failures/prevention of unexpected breakdowns.

It allows to detect early warning signs and helps to stop unscheduled outages, optimize machine performance, and reduce repair time and maintenance costs. The diagram below shows a typical example of the warning signs.

Vibration of machines


The diagram above shows that vibrations are the first warning sign that a machine is prone to failure. This warning sign can provide 3 months of lead time before the actual failure date. Monitoring and analyses of vibration allow to predict the failure early and schedule proper maintenance. 

The machine condition monitoring by measurements and analyses of vibration is applicable to a very wide range of industrial plant, including machine tools, steel, board and paper mills, chemical plants, hospitals, cement ovens, compressors, diesel engines, air-conditioners, ventilation fans and power stations.

Vibration of machines

 

Depending on a particular situation, Pollution Control Consultancy and Design (PCCD) provides measurements and analyses of vibration that allow to assess the condition of machines using the high quality equipment, viz.

  • Brüel & Kjær (B&K) Modular Precision Real-Time Sound and Vibration Analyzers type: 2250 and 2270, with Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Software BZ7230 (up to 6400 lines of analysis):
       
  • Measurements of vibration with 2250 and 2270

  • Svantek Four-channel Real-Time Sound and Vibration Analyzers type Svan 958, in octave and ⅓-octave band spectra, and in narrow-band (FFT) spectra with up to 1920 lines of analysis: 
  • Sound and vibration analyser

  • Brüel & Kjær (B&K) Modular Precision Real-Time Sound and Vibration Analyzers type: 2260 Investigator, with 3-Channel Vibration Front-end type 1700 and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Software BZ7208 (narrow-band spectrum from 0.1 Hz, with resolution better than 0.5 Hz):
  • Measurements of vibration with B&K 2260

  •   Brüel & Kjær (B&K) Integrating Vibration Meters type 2513/2516:

Measurements of vibration.