Turbulent Flow Case Study

Machine Drawings & Measuring Points location

 Machine Information
-Motor Speed : 24.5 Hz (1470 r.p.m) -Power : 60 HP
-Impeller Blade: 5 vanes -Blade Passing Freq. : 123.5 Hz
Pump drive side bearing defect frequencies Bearing Drawing

Inner ring defect frequency (Hz) : 157.81

Outer ring defect frequency (Hz) : 111.69
Rolling element defect frequency (Hz) : 138.98
Inner ring rotational speed (Hz) : 24.5
Cage rotational speed (Hz) : 10.15
Rolling element rotational speed (Hz) : 69.49
Deep groove

Pump Non drive side bearing defect frequencies Bearing Drawing

Inner ring defect frequency (Hz) : 157.81

Outer ring defect frequency (Hz) : 111.69
Rolling element defect frequency (Hz) : 138.98
Inner ring rotational speed (Hz) : 24.5
Cage rotational speed (Hz) : 10.15
Rolling element rotational speed (Hz) : 69.49
Angular Contact

Autospectrum in axial direction carried out from Pump Outboard

Constant Percentage Bandwidth (C.P.B) Spectrum up to 10 KHz (Velocity)

Selection of Upper and Lower Envelope Filter from C.P.B (10KHz Acc.)

3.55 KHz 4.47 KHz

Comparison Between C.P.B. Spectrum Velocity and Acceleration
with the same Frequency span and measurement point.

Envelope Spectrum Shows only impeller blade Passing Frequency

Comparison Between normal spectrum and Envelope spectrum
with the same Freq. span

Autospectrum

Envelope spectrum

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