Course Description:

This course gives a detailed advanced treatment of the detection, location and diagnosis of faults in rotating and reciprocating machinery, using vibration analysis, balancing calculation to, recognize the types and causes of unbalance understand and apply balancing procedures. Industrial case study examples are used throughout the course to emphasise key points and to underline the relevance and applicability of the topics being addressed.

Course Goal:

To enhance the participants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to give them some practical exposures to help maintain the rotating equipment in good operational conditions and cope with the emergency cases of breakdown

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

1. Measure and calculate static balancing
2. Understand the fundamentals of vibration analysis
3. Use vibrations measurements, transducers and instrumentation
4. Monitor machine health
5. Be familiar with international standards ISO 2372
6. Calculate dynamic balancing
7. Perform mathematical analysis of two plane balancing
8. Be familiar with international standards ISO 1940

Course Outline:

1. Static balancing, measurement and calculations
2. Examples of static balancing
3. Fundamentals of vibration analysis
4. Vibrations measurements, transducers and instrumentation
5. Machine health monitoring
6. Trouble shooting
7. Examples and case studies
8. Practical training
9. International Standards ISO 2372
10. Dynamic balancing calculations
11. Mathematical analysis of two plane balancing
12. Balancing machines
13. Field balancing
14. Examples and case studies
15. Practical training
16. International Standards ISO 1940

Who Can Benefit?

Engineers and highly qualified technologists working in the operation, maintenance and balancing of rotating machinery