Practical balancing of rotating machinery

• Main Author: Norfield, Derek
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2006.
• Subjects: Balancing of machinery.; Machinery > Vibration.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780080459387; 9781856174657; 9781280643125
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (x, 217 p.) : ill.

Rotating machinery (eg pumps, motors, compressors) is normally manufactured to precise measurements but there comes a point when the costs of manufacture mean that further precision is not cost-effective and thus any slight imbalance inherent in the machine will need to be attended to after manufact...

Table of Contents:

• Section 1: Introduction; The need for balancing; The history of balancing; Why do we balance; Balancing is not an additional expense!; Section 2: Balancing Basics; Vibration, causes and effects; In the beginning; Simple Vibration; Complex vibration; Why is vibration so bad?; What is the cause of vibration; Misalignment; Damaged bearings; Bent shaft; Turbulence.