PM-34-01A – Bearing Defects

1. Finding and analysis

Last Measurement
Last value Previous value
POINT name Date/Time
Machine name (uncoupled) (coupled) Units % change Alarm status
P-34-01A M1H 19/9/2020 16:53 0.431 0.587 mm/s -26.7 ---
P-34-01A M1H Env 19/9/2020 16:53 2.109 2.59 gE -18.6 ---
P-34-01A M1V 19/9/2020 16:52 0.408 0.379 mm/s 7.71 ---
P-34-01A M2H 19/9/2020 16:53 0.58 0.472 mm/s 23 ---
P-34-01A M2H Env 19/9/2020 16:54 6.527 9.563 gE -31.7 Overall - Danger
P-34-01A M2V 19/9/2020 16:53 0.424 0.625 mm/s -32.1 ---
P-34-01A M2A 19/9/2020 16:54 0.393 1.073 mm/s -63.4 ---

- Motor unit has been run uncoupled and the vibration level has been tabulated as above.
- Velocity reading didn’t shows significant changes between the two occasions.
- Envelope acceleration gE do shows slightly reduction in g’s level, with the gE predominantly
by a sideband of FTF around BSF.
- Highest level Envelope acceleration gE recorded at motor DE with present of bearing fault
frequencies also predominantly by a sideband of FTF around BSF.
- Bearing frequencies presents in velocity reading mm/s for both bearing which shows the
bearing already in the stage 3 of 4 stages of bearing defect.
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2. Recommendation:

- Both motor bearings already in stage 3 where they have to be replace as soon as possible.

Figure 1 : Low level velocity reading with present of bearing fault frequencies at motor NDE
Figure 2: Bearing fault freq. still present in envelope acceleration reading although the level slightly reduced during
uncoupled run.

Figure 3: Low level velocity reading with present of bearing fault frequencies at motor DE.
Figure 4: Most high acceleration enveloping level recorded at motor DE with high impacting bearing fault frequencies.