Two Minute Tips
How To Easily Visualize The Quality Vibration Data
Wherever you run the predictive maintenance program, whether in a chemical plant or in a hospital facility, there may always be tons of data filling into the databases. Therefore, it is important to visualize the quality data for the analyst in order to make the correct evaluations..
- Datong Li
- SPM Instrument AB
Phenolic Antioxidant Detection Using FTIR and RULER
Let's start by explaining the FTIR index numbers and then we’ll get in to the correlation between tests. The indexing numbers actually refer to a unit of measure..
- Heather Vercillo
- TestOil
Good Decisions Require Good Information
Monitoring equipment requires an understanding of what you are looking for and matching sensing equipment to these signatures. Learn about how to best match sensing tools with the types of equipment you are monitoring and the vibration signals they generate as they age..
- Perfecto Martinez
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Proper Installation of the Infrared Window
Proper installation of the infrared window is critical for the long-term use of the window and for the long-term performance of the electrical panel and equipment enclosure.
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Troubleshooting the Rotor and Air Gap on a De-energized Motor
Today we look at troubleshooting techniques and considerations on a de-energized motor for the rotor and air gap fault zones. One of the measurements taken during the five-minute MCE® standard test is inductance, and with the three phases of inductance, inductive imbalance is calculated.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
What Failed Demulsibility Results Mean
Lubricants and water have a natural tendency to separate because most basestock molecules are non-polar, while water molecules are polar and will seek each other out instead of mixing with the basestock..
- Evan Zabawski
- TestOil
Troubleshooting a De-energized Motor
In this tip we look at troubleshooting techniques and considerations when a motor is not running (de-energized), requiring controlled test signals to be sent into the motor..
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Why is a Crystal IR Lens not Suitable for Industrial Applications?
Some manufacturers of crystal infrared windows claim their products are “Arc Resistant”!! This is a very dangerous statement to make especially when we already know that crystals cannot take any form of impact,..
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
Designing a Wind Turbine: Dealing with Resonance
Whenever the natural frequency of a turbine tower meets the rotor or blade frequency, it oscillates. It has a resonance. How do we avoid it…
- Partha Ravi
- OnyxInsight Australia