PROBLEM TYPICAL .
SOURCE SPECTRUM REMARKS
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HYDRAULIC AND AERODYNAMIC FORCES
A. BLADE PASS & VANE PAS S
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BPF
BPF .
2BPF
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~+ Blade Pass Frequency (BPF) . No. of Blades (or Vanes) X RPM.
This w frequency is inherent m pumps, fans and compressors, and normally
does
not present a problem. However, large amplitude 9PF (and
harmonies) can be generated In pump i1 gap between rotating vanes and
stationary
is not equal all the way around. Arse, BPF (b
harmonie) sometimes can coincide Min a system natural frequency causing high
vibration. High BPF can be generated it impeller wear nog seizes on shaft, or
i1 welds fastening drtluser vanes lad. Also. high BPF Can Cie Caused by abrupt
bends in pipe (or duel), obstrvclrons which disturb flow, damper settings or if
pump Or tan rotor is positioned ac0entrically within housing
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RANDOM Flow Turbulence oten occurs blowers due to variations in
pressure
VIBRATION ar velocity of the air passing IMu Mea Or COnneeted
ductwork flow
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B. FLOW
TURBULENCE
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tan This
BPF = BLADE OR disruption causes turbulence which wiu
generate random, low hequency
1 X BPF VANE PASS vibration, typically in the range O1
50 to 2000 CPM. If surging occurs
FREQUENCY within a compressor, random broaduand high
frequency vibration Can occur. Excessive turbulence can also ascite
broadband high frequency
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C. CAVITATIONGaation
Cavitation normally generates random, higher frequency
broadband
RANDOM HIGH energy which is sometimes superimposed with blade
pass frequency
FREQ, VIBRATION harmonies. Normally indicates insuffipem suction
pressure (starvation)
vft can be quite Left e destructive ro pump internals
uncorrected. Il
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can particularly erode impeller varies.n of
When present. ten sounds as it
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II 120KM 'gravel' is passing thru pump, Cavitation is
usually caused by insufflaient
Ai CA inlet flow. Car occur durrlg one survey, and be
absent the next survey ( d
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changes in suction valve settings are made),
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GEARS
A. NORMAL SPECTRUM
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Q GMF. aT xq NT X Normal Spectrum
shows Gear & Pinion Speeds. along with Gear Mesh
= a tea' r RPUe Frequency (GMF) and very small OUF harmonics.
OUF harmonics
its common) will have running speedsidebands
around them. Al-K yrig peaks are
tier of law amplitude, and no natural frequencies of gears are
excited FA,,,r
7GkiF sour ofat 3.25X OUF (minimum) when
· teeth are known If loath
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3.25X GMF count a not known. set F, at 200X RPM on ascii
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B. TOOTH WEAR 51 T/26T
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NATUgAL FREOUENCv
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Key indicator al Tooth Wear is excitation o/ Gear Natural
Frequency (1,,),.S, along with sidebands wound it spaced
at the running speed of trie bad gear. Gear Mash Frequency (GMF) may or may not
change in amplitude, atmough high amplitude sidebands and number of sidebands
surrounding
GMF usually occur when wear is noticeable. Sitleband5 may be
better
1 wear indicator than GMF frequencies themselves Also. high
amplitudes
! commonly Occur at either 2XGMF or at 3XGMF (esp. 3XGMF). even
when
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3,25X OUF GMF amplitude is acceptable.
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C. TOOTH LOAD
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GMF- GMF
Gear Mesn Frequencies are often very sensitive to load, High
OUF
amplitudes do nor necessarily indicate a problem, paritularty
if sideband frequencies remain foie level, and no gear natural hequenCies
tour 3sare excited. Each Analysis should be
perlormed with system at Maximum operating load for meaningful spectral
comparisons
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D. GEAR ECCENTRICITY AND BACKLASH
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sour
3.25X GMF
Fairly high amplitude sidebands around OUF harmonies often
suggest gear eccentricity, backlash, or nonparallel shafts
which allow the rotation of one gear to 'modulate either the GMF amplitude
or the running speed of the other gear. The gear with the problem is
indicated by the spacing al
the sideband frequenciea,Alsso, 1X RPM level of eccentric gear
wet
normally be hign if eccentricity is the dominant problem
Improper
backlash normally excites OUF harmonics and Gear Naturel
Frequency. both of which will be srdebanded at 1 X RPM. OUF
amplitudes will often
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3.25X OUF decrease with increasing bad it backlash is the
problem.
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E. GEAR
MISALIGNMENT
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GMF
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msharmonies
Gear Misalignment almost always excites second order or mgher
OUF which are sidebanded at running speed Often will show only small amplitude
1x OUF, but much higher levels at 2X Or 3X GMF. Important to set Fuky
high enough to capture at least 3 GMF narmomcs,
3GUF Also. sidebands around 2XGMF will often
be spaces at 2X RPM Note that sideband amplitudes Olten are riot equal on
left and right side el OUF and
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3.25X GMF OUF harmonies due to the tooth misalignment_ Causes
uri an weer peaem.
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F. CRACKED/BROKENI
A Cracked or Broken Tooth will generate a high amplitude at IX
RPM of
this gear only n Me tine waveform plus it will excite
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gear
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TOOTH
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naturale
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frequency (Id sidebanded at as running speed. His best detected in
Time
Waveform wr4Gh will show apronounced spike
every lime the problem
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0 U G A r A tooth trios 10 mesh with teeth ontthe
mating gear. Time between impaCt$
K 1 or ocaa vnTR BROKiN (p) will correspond l0 1/RPM
of gear with the problem. Amplitudes of
` t AL OR cwtocEo morn Impact Spikes in Time
Waveform often will be lOX to 205 higher than that
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at 1X RPM in the FFT t
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G. GEAR
600 pPyl
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PHASE
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ASSEMBLY
PROBLEMS
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RPM ~ ·
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GAPF. GMF o. Gear Assembly Phase Freq. (GAPF) can result in
Fractional Gear Mesh
^~ · 1 Frequencies (if NA,> 1).
It literally moans (TOIN) gear teeth vela contact
Z ,e (TF(N) pinion teeth and will
generate I4 wear patterns, where N, in a given
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K. , 7G 100th combination equates Ire product
of prime factors Common to the
^x + 1 $ r GMF number of teeth on the gear and pinion (NA
a Assembly Pnase Factor)
GAPF + + + GAPF (Or harmonies) Can show up
right from the beginning it there were
1GAPF eCr,+tP manufacturing problems. Also,
its sudden appearance in a periodic survey
t I spectrum can indicate damage if contaminate particles pass
inrougn trie
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N E
4 mesh. resuming in damage IO the teeth in
mesh at trie rime of ingestion just
uhPF. 6000 CPM . 020X GMT (FRACTIONAL DMF) as
they enter and leave meshing or trial gears have been reoriented
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H. HUNTING TOOTH M Hunting TOOth Frequency
(I,.,) OCCMS when (auks are present on DOM Me
PROBLEMS + + iNT = (GMF)(N) gear and
pinion which might have Occurred dunng the manufacturing
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DRNER DRIVEN
1000 RPM a a57 RPM
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-m 3 170EAR TeirriON) process, due
to mishandling, or in the field h can carne quite high
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+ t SteANOs r` vibration, but since h Occurs al low frequencies
predominately less then
ço ^ 1- 600 CPM. it is Often missed, A gear set with this
tooth repeat problem
/ \ normally emits t 'growling sound from the drive. The maximum
affect 1:."...,....---,...,..,.....
~: occurs when the faulty pinion and
gear teeth bath enter mesh et me
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e NA . 1 is the ideal assembly lime (on same drives.
this may occur only 1 of every lO to 20 revolutions,
8`17(2X31 · depending an the t,,, formula). Note that
T,,,,,, and T4 refer to number of
7.1X7 J NA.1 phase lapor in geai design teeth on
thegear endpinion, r
(6X loopj (1) 1000 respectively N, is the Assembly Phase
Factor
1,,,= 143 Pulse
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CPM (One Per 7 Pinion Revolteions) defined above- Wilt often
modulate both OUF and Gear RPM peaks
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