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Vibration Measurements and Analyses to
Enhancing Plant Reliability
Jyoti K. Sinha, CEng, FIMechE
Programme Director,
Reliability Engineering and Asset Management (REAM) MSc
Head, Dynamics Laboratory
Head, Structures, Health & Maintenance (SHM)
Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering
The University of Manchester, UK
Email – [email protected]
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler”
“Current thinking can not solve the current problem created by current
thinking”
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Albert Einstein
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Content
• Introduction and Background
• Examples
-Design Qualifications
-Design Modification/Optimisation
-Structural Health Monitoring
-Machine Installation
- Aged Machine
• Concluding Remarks
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Quality; Productions; Safety.
No Reactive Maintenance.
Low Maintenance Overhead.
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How to achieve?
Plant objectives
Background & Introduction
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Background & Introduction
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Reliable Design qualifications.
Root Cause Analysis based on PHYSICS of the subject
Robust Health Monitoring (Accurate Predictive approach).
ENSURE OVERALL GOOD RELIABILITY OF EACH ASSET
(‘old age’)
(‘infant mortality’)
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Examples: Few Failures due to High Vibration
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Earthquake
Gearbox failureSource: Google images
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Source: MAMJ, 30(5), 2015
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Few Typical Industrial Examples
Source: Noise & Vibration Worldwide 37(5) 2006Source: Shock & Vibration Digest 29(2) 1997
Source: Paper No. C06,NCAM-2004, India.
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Blind Men and Elephant
“Trial and Error” Method!!!
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• Replace or repair faulty parts
• Replace by New Machine
• Machine from different
manufacturers
• Several other attempts
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Mass (m)
Spring
m
Physical Representation Representation of a Dynamic System
Equation of Motion:
Inertia Force + Damping Force + Stiffness Force = External Force
m a(t) + c v(t) + k y(t) = F(t),
Damping
(c)k
y(t)m
AccelerationVelocity
Displacement
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A Simple Vibration System Background
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Design Qualification and/or Optimization.
Machine Installation
Health Monitoring - Mechanical & Civil Structures
- Machines
- Piping
Age related problem in Machines and Structures
Isolation and Control, etc.
Broader Roles of Vibration Analysis
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Vibration Measurements & Analyses
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Jyoti K. Sinha, Book cover page, CRC Press, 2014
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Design Qualification and
Modification
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Design Qualifications
Static Qualification: Static loads bearing capacity
Dynamic Qualification
Seismic Qualification
Design Optimisation to meet the design requirements
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Methods
• Analysis – Limitation FE Model itself.
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• Shake Table Testing – Availability?
• Comparison
Seismic Qualifications
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Ideal FE Model In-situ Modal Tests
Significant Difference in Modeshapes. Stress ?
Storage TankApprox. 24m long and 4m dia.
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Max deformation due to Seismic loads
Comparison of the ideal (FE model with ideal boundary conditions)
and the experimental (in-situ) cases of deflection of Tank in lateral
direction due to Design seismic loads
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In-service loads:- Flow-induced Excitation.
- Machine induced vibration.
Methods:- Full scale Experimental model with Excitation facility.
- In-situ Tests and Analysis during Installation and
commissioning.
Dynamics Qualification
and Design Modification
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Design Modification in Fuel Channel
of a Research Reactor
Flow Induced Vibration
Original Design Modified Design
Vibration:
Flexing
along
length
Vibration:
NO
Flexing
along
length
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Structural Health
Monitoring
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Contact Detection: Two Co-axial Tubes with two spacers
235MWe PHWR contains 306 Coolant Channels
Front View
Side View
Source: Nucl Eng Design 155(3), 591-596, 1995
flo
w
flow
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Coolant Channel
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Contact
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Contact Detection: Two Co-axial Tubes with two spacers
Contact between inner
and outer tubes is not
acceptable for the
safety reason!
Intrusive inspection of
3 channels per day is
only possible!!
Vibration-based
contact detection
takes only 3 days to
inspect all 306
channels
Source: Nucl Eng Design 155(3), 591-596, 1995
Contact
No Contact
flo
w
Combined Spectrum
Flow Induced
Excitation
flow
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Machine Installation
and
Aged Machine
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Centrifugal Pumps: Study during installation and commissioning in Jan 1991
Pump Assembly
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Acceptable
vibration level
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High vibration at casing
– Not Acceptable
Modal Tests conducted
54Hz
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Resonance at 2nd mode with Pump RPM 3000RPM
causing HIGH VIBRATION at Casing.
Source: Noise & Vibration Worldwide 37(5) 2006 & JKSinha, Book, CRC Press, 2015
Pump
Stool
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Solution:Stiffening of Stool by welding a thick plate.
Additional “U” bolts to the discharge line.
NO ANY MAJOR PROBLEM SINCE 1991
Centrifugal Pumps: Diagnosis & Solution
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Centrifugal Pump: Aging effect
Pump Motor
Coupling Bearings
• 1500RPM, 23000LPM
• Commissioned in 1984.
• Frequent failure of both bearings.
• Faults always detected by Contl. condition monitoring.
• Main root cause ?
Source: Insight 48(8) 2006
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Pump: Vibration Measurements
Source: Insight 48(8) 2006
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Pump
Motor
Bearing
Pedestals
Modal tests conducted.
Resonating at 2x with 2nd mode.
Solution:
Supports Stiffening
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Concluding Remarks
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Concluding Remarks
“Early failure”
related to
Design/ Installation
“Useful Life”
related to
Random Failure
“Old Age”
related to
Frequent Failure
1st Stage
2nd Stage
Condition Monitoring 3rd Stage
3 stages in Vibration Analysis can change “Bath Tub Concept”!
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Examples demonstrate the usefulness of Vibration
Measurements and Analyses in different industrial
applications to enhance Plant Reliability.
‘Magic Solution’Vibration (Ant) problem in
Structures/Machines (Elephant)
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Concluding Remarks
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Acknowledgements
To my teachers and Colleagues
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Prof. Fenhshu Gu and Local Committee Members
!Thank you!
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