Ali M. Al-Shurafa, Vibration Engineer Saudi （阿里·m·Al-Shurafa振动工程师沙特）.pdf

Determination of Balancing Quality Limits Page 1 of 7 Ali M. Al-Shurafa, Vibration Engineer Saudi Electricity Company- Ghazlan Power Plant Saudi Arabia ashurafa@ Determination of Balancing Quality Limits Is a vibration reading of 4 mm/sec a proper limit for accepting balancing quality of a new forced draft fan? Is this limit also applicable on a new cooling water pump? How to find an acceptance limit for variable speed machines? The proper limit is dependent on many factors including rotor mass, speed and the application in which the machine is used. In fact, the standard limit of balancing quality acceptance is different from the limits given for accepting vibration levels due to unbalance! Understanding balancing limits should enable the manufacturer, vendor, owner and service shop to come up with a doable agreement on target balancing specifications- it is helpful for contractual and technical purposes. This simplified article will answer prime questions about balancing quality faced in the process of accepting balancing quality of newly purchased or serviced machines. It is based on an interpretative reading of ISO 1940/1. Illustrative figures are given to emphasize the major concepts of that standard. Unbalance occurs in a rotating machine when the mass centerline and the geometric center do not coincide on each other. Unbalanced rotors generate vibration which may damage their components. In order to extend the life of the machine, vibration due to unbalance must be reduced to acceptable level. Despite the ability to reduce unbalance to low levels, these levels or limits must be defined. It would be uneconomical to exaggerate balancing quality requirements. However, if the balancing quality is underestimated, it would reduce machine reliability and availabili