10 Minute Talk
Suspect Resonance? Check What the Machine Is Sitting on
The motor in this case study was brought in for a routine PM during the plant’s scheduled downtime. During the run test, they experienced very high vibration, but nothing else was abnormal…
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
10 Minute Talk
Diagnosing and Correcting Resonance in a Vertical Seawater Pump
This case involves a vertical cooling seawater pump in a power plant. The speed is 600 rpm, and it had no noise or operational issues. The current was normal, but they received…
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Two Minute Tips
What Is a Reliable Asset?
Ensuring assets are reliable means leaning heavily on condition-based maintenance strategies.......
- Frederic Baudart
- Fluke
Two Minute Tips
Condensate Water Pump Resonance Caused by a Bearing Defect
This case involves a motor-driven vertical condensate water pump. A couple of weeks after commissioning, we noticed a severe increase in vibration…
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Five Minute Facts
Some Common Symptoms of Resonance
As analysts, we follow a specific workflow to resolve a resonance problem. First, we detect high vibration from routine data…
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Two Minute Tips
The Physics Behind Vibration and Resonance
Our objective is to collect the vibration in order to identify the input—the force. From basic physics, if you have a mass and shake it by a force, it will vibrate corresponding to...
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Interviews
Rotor Anomalies
In this interview, Don will share how to identify and confirm motor anomalies with electric motor testing. Listen to Don as he shares is background knowledge in Motor Testing…
- Don Donofrio
- The Snell Group
10 Minute Talk
How Does Motion Amplification Work?
Motion amplification uses a camera and a collection system. We use the pixels of the camera as vibration sensors—each pixel becomes a vibration sensor. The idea here is that...
- Stuart Walker
- Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Five Minute Facts
What CBM Looks Like at the World’s Largest Integrated Water and Power Facility
Marafiq IWPP is the world's largest integrated water and power facility. We generate 2743 megawatts of electricity and produce 177 million gallons of water per day. On the power side, we currently have four blocks...
- Adnan Aslam
- Jubail O&M Company Limited
