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Chapter 5: Measurement tasks
This chapter contains information on the individual measurement
tasks and tips for carrying out a measurement.
The '2-Channel Measurements' module must be registered if you
want to measure on both channels (see P. 2-23, P. 6-22).
Characteristic overall vibration values
Characteristic overall vibration values are used for evaluating
machine, bearing and gear conditions. A good indicator of the
vibration forces acting on a machine is the effective value (RMS) of
the vibration velocity in the frequency range 10 - 1000 Hz or 2 -
1000 Hz. Evaluation criteria of the permissible vibration levels are
specified in the ISO 10816-3 norm (see below). These ranges are
preprogrammed in VIBXPERT in the form of threshold values and
ccan be called up in the Evaluation Setup.
As well as the effective value of the vibration, VIBXPERT records the
highest signal amplitudes as peak values (0-peak, peak-peak) and
calculates the crest factor from these.
What is the crest factor?
The 'Crest Factor' is the ratio of the highest amplitude to the
effective value (RMS) of a vibration and is a measure of the intensity
of the impacts in the form of a vibration. Among other things, the
crest factor is deployed for wear diagnosis in roller bearings and
gearing mechanisms as well as for cavitation. A harmonic vibration
of amplitude '1' has 0.707 as its effective value and a crest factor
of 1.41. If the crest factor is higher than 1.41, impacts with higher
amplitudes are occurring.
D
C
B
A
rigid
soft
rigid
soft
med. sized mach.
large machines
15 kW<P<300 kW
300 kW<P<50 MW
Motors
Motors
315 mm < H
160<H<315 mm
Group 2
Group 1
Note
Overall vibration values
ISO 10816-3 for the assessment of
machine vibrations
11
0,43
To assess the machine condition, the
machine is first assigned a machine
7,1
0,28
group with the aid of the lower axis.
4,5
0,18
The range in which the measured ef-
3,5
0,14
fective value falls can be read from the
axis at the side.
2,8
0,11
2,3
0,09
What you need to do:
1,4
0,06
Range A: Continue to measure at regu-
lar intervals.
0,71
0,03
mm/s
inch/s
Ranges B,C: Look for the cause of the
vibration. Observe the machine closely.
Foundation
Schedule a power down.
Range D: Take immediate measures:
Localize the cause, switch the machine
Machine type
off and remedy the problem.
Group
5-1
Measurement tasks
acceleration
velocity
displacement
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