Balancing

and overspeed facilities

MAN TURBO AG
 High-speed balancing and overspeed facilities
All flexible shaft rotors built by MAN
TURBO are high-speed balanced
and, where necessary, their compo-
nents are subjected to overspeed
testing. Dynamometric balancing
and overspeed facilities are employ-
ed to ensure quiet running and a
long service life of MAN TURBO
turbomachinery.
The high-speed balance facility has
four pairs of bearing support and is
thus able to accommodate every
type of rotor. Set-up of rotors in the
bearing support is effected outside
the balance rig, using two transport
car pairings to speed up the proce-
dure.
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The drive system incorporates a
500-kW d.c. motor for infinitely vari-
able adjustment of rotor speed upto
15,000 rpm. Torque transmission to
the rotors is via a set of high-preci-
sion, spring-supported, universal
shafts.
Two seperate oil systems feed the
drive shafting and the rotor bearings.
Emergency oil supply to the bea-
rings is ensured by an overhead tank
and an emergency power unit. The
max. oil flow available per bearing is
150 l/min.
Balancing is carried out at full ope-
rating speed in a vacuum chamber
at a pressure of approx. 100 Pa to
ensure low driving power and mini-
mum rotor heating. As a total of
three vacuum pump sets are pro-
vided, any maintenance or repair
work on any pump unit can be
performed whilst the balancing rig
continues to operate. The vacuum
pumps are rated to minimize the
evacuation times between successive
measuring runs.
The control room of the facility
includes all measuring, control and
monitoring equipment required for
the balancing process. All variables
measured during the balancing cycle
are recorded by an online computer
to assess the balance condition of
the rotor.
When a measuring run has been
completed, the computer provides
instantaneously the necessary print-
outs and records to prevent any
reading errors. This allows the
balance rig operators to devote their
full attention to the rotor response
and the balancing process itself.
MAN TURBO has accumulated a
wealth of experience in both high-
speed and low-speed balancing of
centrifugal and axial-flow compres-
sor rotors as well as rotors for steam
and gas turbines.
Whatever the balancing problem –
our sophisticated facilities supported
by highly qualified staff will not fail to
solve it.

Technical data
Type of bearing stand DH 5 DH 5S DH 7 DH 70
Rotor weight 70-1000 100-1500 600-12500 2500-25000 kg
Rotor diameter max. 2700 2700 2700 2700 mm
Rotor length max. 9000 9000 9000 9000 mm
Bearing diameter max. 140 220 250 355 mm
Bearing span min. 480 480 480 480 mm
Speed max. 15000 15000 15000 5000 rpm

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 Low-speed balancing machines

Rigid rotors are balanced by

MAN TURBO at low speed.

A rotor is considered as being “rigid”

if there is no noticeable or an only
insignificant change in its unbalance
up to operating speed. Whenever
this occurs, the rotor unbalance can
be identified as a fixed value inde-
pendent of any specific speed,
which means that it can be balanced
at an optional speed below the
operating speed level.

Low-speed balancing is carried out

on either a vertical balancing ma-
chine or on one of two horizontal
facilities, depending on the type
and size of the rotor.

Vertical balancing machine

Technical data

Weight of balancing assembly,

incl. mount 10- 400 kg
Balancing speed 120-900 rpm
Dia. of balancing assembly max. 1450 mm

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Horizontal balancing machine
Technical data
Rotor weight 10-750 kg
With symmetrical loading of the
bearing stands, max. allowable
loading of balancing machine is 1000 kg
i.e. per bearing stand max. 500 kg
Bearing span min/max. 80/2900 mm
Rotor diameter max. 1600 mm
Bearing journal diameter 12-200 mm
Balancing speeds:
Cardan drive, approx. 225/420/750/1260 rpm
Belt drive with 100 mm
belt contact diameter, approx. 600/1000/1750 rpm
Belt contact diameter range 30-600 mm

Horizontal balancing machine

Technical data

Rotor weight 100-13000 kg

With symmetrical loading of the
bearing stands, max. allowable
loading of balancing machine is 18000 kg
i.e. per bearing stand max. 9000 kg
Bearing span min/max. 200/5600 mm
Rotor diameter max. 2400 mm
Bearing journal diameter 50-400 mm
Balancing speeds:
infinitely variable in 6 gears 20-200 rpm
34-340 rpm
56-560 rpm
91-910 rpm
131-1310 rpm
160-1600 rpm
Belt drive with 100 mm n1 = 247-2470 rpm
belt contact diameter, n2 = 336-3360 rpm
approx. n3 = 504-5040 rpm

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 Overspeed test rig

The overspeed test stand is used

to overspeed compressor impellers,
turbine discs, and rotors subjected
to high centrifugal stresses in opera-
tion. Depending upon the particular
application, the test speed can be
up to 120% of the operating speed.
Items built for R+D purposes can
even be intentionally tested up to
bursting speed.

If necessary, the test object is

photographed or filmed through
reinforced glass windows in the
top cover of the rig.

Technical data
Overspeed stand Bl 6 U
Spindle/gear types SP 30 PL 20 PL 12
Rotor dia., max. 2000 2000 2000 mm
Rotor length, max.*) 1250 1250 1250 mm
Rotor weight, max*) 3150 1200 315 kg
Output speed with 5000/ 20000/ 31500/
2-stage belt drive 8000 40000 63000 rpm

*) incl. mounting arbor*)

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Using a variable-speed d.c. motor
driver, the out-put speed is trans-
mitted through a 2-stage belt drive
assembly and, depending on the
required overspeed and rotor weight,
through a driving spindle or one of
two planetary gears.

Overspeed runs are carried out in a

pressure vessel which can be evacu-
ated and has an internal shield to
protect against burst fragments.

A vacuum can be achieved of less

than 100 Pa, which precludes any
inadmissible heating of even bladed
test objects.

The item to be tested is vertically

suspended from a thin shaft, being
located by a bearing at the top and
a step bearing at the bottom. The
mounting arbors are so arranged
that the arbor/test-object assembly
with regard to its mass moments of
inertia is configurated either as a
disc or as a drum. It is of great
advantage if the overspeed test
stand allows a certainleeway in the
centering of the rotor, saving both
time and cost.

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