VIBRATION ANALYSIS ISO CATEGORY I-II-III
BENEFITS OF CAT 1
– Shall be capable of safely collecting routine route data using a data collector.
– Know the basic principles of mechanical vibration
– Perform reliable pre-determined single channel vibration measurements, identification of errors in collected data.
– Compare measurements against pre-established alarms
BENEFITS OF CAT 2
– Shall be capable of defining routine data collection activities
– Evaluate test results in accordance with specifications and standards
– Diagnose common faults and recommending basic corrective actions
– The Analyst shall be aware of and capable of recommending alternate condition monitoring technologies to verify issues raised as a result of routine condition monitoring.
BENEFITS OF CAT 3
– Have an in-depth knowledge of the principles and techniques machinery vibration analysis
– Qualified to design, direct, and manage routine condition monitoring program
– Understand and direct alternative condition monitoring technologies to investigate and verify issues not resolved by vibration analysis
– Be able to direct machinery corrective actions including rotor balancing and to recommend restrictions in machine operation
Course Details
CONTENTS:
– Vibration Principles
+ Basic motion
+ Period, frequency
+ Amplitude (Peak, peal-to-peak, RMS)
– Data Acquisition
+ Instrumentation
+ Transducers
+ Sensor mounting, mounted natural frequency
– Equipment Knowledge
+ Electric motors, generators and drives
+ Pumps, fans
+ Compressors
– Signal Processing:
+ Analogue recording and digital sampling
+ FFT
+ Time windows (Uniform, Hanning, flat-top)
– Condition Monitoring:
+ Equipment evaluation and prioritization
+ Monitoring program design
+ Baseline assessments, trending
– Fault Analysis
+ Spectrum analysis harmonics and sidebands
+ Time waveform analysis
+ Phase analysis
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– Reporting and Documentation
+ Condition monitoring reports
+ Vibration diagnostic reports
– Fault Severity Determination
+ Spectrum analysis
+ Time waveform analysis, orbit analysis
+ Levels: overall, narrowband, component
+ Graphs and formula
CANDIDATES FOR CAT 1
Engineer, Predictive Maintenance Engineer
Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Manager
CANDIDATES FOR CAT 2
Candidate is certified Category I Vibration Analyst
Engineer, PdM Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor/Manager has over 1 years of experience in vibration analysis
CANDIDATES FOR CAT 3
Candidate is certified CAT II Vibration Analyst
Engineer, PdM Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor/Manager has over 6 years of experience in vibration analysis
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INSTRUCTOR AND CERTIFICATE
– Instructor is certified Category II/ Category III/ Category IV ISO 18436-2 Vibration Analyst, has 5 or more years of work experience in vibration analysis
– Vibration Analysis Category I/II/III is certified by RCMI
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