The future advancement of equipment condition monitoring technologies is intrinsically tied to the application and development of on-line or permanently installed systems. As the advantages of asset management and reliability strategies become widely accepted and aggressively implemented, significant emphasis is being placed on equipment condition monitoring. In fact, the historic barrier between production and maintenance will soon fall victim to the understanding that equipment condition data is as important as process parameters, and significantly influences production, quality, safety, and profitability.

For many petroleum facilities, on-line vibration monitoring systems are used as machinery protection systems, and therefore installed only on critical equipment. The objective is to eliminate process downtime through equipment that is 100% available and reliable. At the same plant, there may also be monitoring of general purpose machinery using portable instruments. The objective of this program is to reduce maintenance expense through early detection of equipment and component defects. As on-line systems become readily available and accepted, walk around monitoring programs are improved using permanently installed sensors and hardware, typically installed at inaccessible or hazardous locations.

The training course aims to provide a treatment of the detection and diagnosis of faults in rotating equipment using vibration measurement and analysis.
The course starts with an in-depth look at the measurement and the characteristics of vibration. Emphasis shall be laid on topics relevant to basics of vibration, vibration measurements, fault detection & diagnosis, analysis of bearing, coupling and other rotating machinery components.

This course is suitable for maintenance, reliability, process, control and instrumentation personnel who are willing to gain, improve and/or update their knowledge and skills of practical aspects of machinery vibration monitoring, analysis and predictive maintenance.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Day One

Part I

Maintenance Strategies

• The Maintenance Organization Mission
• Maintenance Strategies Development by Time
• Modern Maintenance Strategies
• Comparison of Maintenance Strategies
• Factors which Influence Maintenance Strategy
• Machine Conditioning Monitoring and Fault Diagnostics
• Machinery Failure
• Causes of Failures
• Types of failure
• The goal of Machine Conditioning Monitoring and Fault Diagnostics
• Frequency of Failure
• Wear in Failures

Introduction about condition monitoring systems

• Thermography
• Oil analysis
• Ultrasound
• Industrial video scope system
• Motor view
• vibration

Part II

VIBRATION ANALYSIS

What Is Vibration And How Can It Be Used To Evaluate Machinery Condition ?

• Introduction
• What Is Vibration Frequency And How Does It Relate To A Time Wave Form
• What Is Vibration Displacement
• What Is Vibration Velocity
• What Is Vibration Acceleration
• What Is Vibration Phase
• What Is The Vibration Spectrum
• Difference Between RMS, Peak And Peak-Peak Vibration Amplitude
• When To Use Displacement, Velocity Or Acceleration
• How Much Is Too Much Vibration
• What Is Overall Vibration
• Understanding Phase And Its Application
• How To Make Phase Measurements
• Using Phase Analysis In Vibration Diagnostics

Day Two

Overview Of Vibration Transducer And How To Properly Select Them

• Introduction
• Types Of Vibration Transducers And Their Optimum Applications
• Accelerometers
• Velocity Pickups
• Noncontact Eddy Current Displacement Probes
• Shaft Contact Displacement Probes
• Shaft Sticks
• Shaft Riders
• Selection Criteria
• Mounting Of Transducer
• Transducer Mounting Application

Proven Method For Specifying Spectral Band Levels And Frequencies Using Today”S Predictive Maintenance Software System

• Brief Review Problems Detectable By Vibration Analysis
• Specification Of Overall Vibration Alarm Bands For Various Machine Types
• How To Specify Spectral Alarm Bands For Various Machine Types And Configurations
• Examples Of Various Machines With Spectral Alarm Bands Specified For Them

Common Pitfalls In Everyday Vibration Measurements

• Introduction
• Choosing Measurements Location
• Machine And Point Identification
• Measurement Parameters
• Instrument Selection, Setup, And Condition
• Measurements Techniques
• Transducer Mounting And Probes
• Effect Of Transducer Mounting On Vibration Measurements

Digital Signal Processing

• Introduction

• Related Time waveform Length And Frequency Band Width To Sampling Rate And Sample Size
• Choose The Correct Analysis Window For Each Vibration Analysis Opportunity
• Recognize Limitation Of Digital Signal Processing

Day Three:

Introduction To Vibration Signature Analysis And How To Diagnose Machine Operating Condition

• Mass Unbalance
• Eccentric Rotors
• Bent Shaft
• Misalignment
• Practical case study

Day Four:

• Mechanical Looseness
• Tracking Of Rolling Element Bearings Failure Stage Using Vibration Signature Analysis
• Journal Bearings Failure
• Gear Problem Detection
• Practical case study

Day Five:

• Electrical Problem Detection
• Belt Drive Problem
• Resonance Problem
• Hydraulic And Aerodynamic Forces Problem
• Rubbing
• Practical case study

Case studies & discussions, all the days of the course will be carried out.   the support tools four video movie about the principle of the I learn soft ware program and practical training in original software for vibration measurements and analysis.

Note: The Course Manual will be as WinWord documents or acrobat reader (hand made according to course outlines and the Presentation Slides which will be used during the Course it will be available for all participants on CD.

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.