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Vibration measurement

Our products in regard to this topic:

Software:

VibroLab

Hardware:

TopMessage

Delphin distinguishes between 3 types of application in vibration measurement technology: measuring absolute bearing vibrations, measuring relative shaft vibrations and measuring machinery vibrations. Delphin can provide a specific module (AMDT) for all types of applications for use in Delphin's Message devices. Typical applications are:

Delphin Technology: vibration measurement
  • Shaft vibration analysis and control in gas turbines, hydro power turbines, (turbo) compressors, and power transmissions
  • Monitoring bearing vibration in electric motors and roller plant
  • Roller bearing diagnosis in printing machines (envelope spectrum)
  • Monitoring shaft vibrations in steam turbines
  • Monitoring/analysis of machine vibrations in roller plant

Using TopMessage hardware and the Vibrolab and ProfiSignal software provide the benefits of quality assurance, diagnosis/cause analysis functions, machine monitoring, and test bench and trial applications.

Delphin offers complete solutions in vibration measurement technology:

  • Supplying Message devices for the synchronous and parallel acquisition of vibration signals
  • DSP supported signal processing, determining parameters (PeakPeak, Gap, or analysis) FFT calculation, directly within Message devices
  • Monitoring set values and alarm (SMS, email), reporting to control system
  • Online and offline analysis via network and PCs using VibroLab software
  • Evaluation using orbital, FFT, cascade, waterfall, polar, bode and xy charts and diagrams
  • Envelope analysis
  • Advice on choice of sensor (displacement, speed, acceleration) and appropriate signal conditioning (charge amplifier, ICP, converter)
Delphin Technology: Vibration measurement technology

Message device with vibration and process inputs

Message devices are recommended for use in TCP/IP network environments or for remote monitoring via a modem link. The devices can be allocated an IP address and linked into a network. Measurement data can then be analysed at any PC within the network. By combining various I/O modules, vibration and process values can be acquired within one system.

Delphin Technology: Application Shaft vibration
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Application "Shaft vibration"

Measurement, recording and monitoring of the static and dynamic movement of a journal bearinged, rotating shaft (fixed bearing housing). Turbines, compressors, super-chargers, large ventilators etc.

  • Evaluation of peak to peak spp and maximum deflection smax according to VDI2059
  • Sensor wire-breakage monitoring
  • Monitoring of static shaft position
  • Monitoring of dynamic shaft vibration
  • FFT analysis within device / frequency band monitoring
  • Speed measurement and triggering via impulse from rotating shaft
  • Process measurement values and vibration measurement values in one device
  • Intelligent recording within device
  • VibroLab for visualization and analysis using time domain signal, trend, FFT spectrum, FFT cascade, orbit and polar diagrams
Delphin Technology: Application Bearing vibration
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Application "Bearing vibration"

Measurement, recording and monitoring of absolute bearing vibration on machines with roller bearinged, rotating components. Electric motors, pumps etc.

  • Evaluation of vibration strength veff according to DIN ISO 10816
  • FFT analysis in device / frequency monitoring
  • Evaluation using envelope curve frequency spectrum for bearing damage diagnosis
  • Monitoring and control of vibration level
  • Process measurement values and vibration measurement values in one device
  • Intelligent recording within device
  • VibroLab for visualization and analysis using time domain signal, trend, FFT spectrum, FFT cascade, orbit and polar diagrams
Delphin Technology: Signal block diagram for the envelope curve function
Signal block diagram for the envelope curve function - click to enlarge

The AMDT module can directly calculate an envelope curve spectrum. The following illustration shows the signalling procedure.

Delphin Technology: Evaluation using VibroLab
Evaluation using VibroLab

Software VibroLab

VibroLab enables measurement values to be conveniently evaluated at a PC. Vibration data can be stored in a measurement value database for off-line analysis. It is also possible to store data directly in the TopMessage device, without the need for PC support, and to evaluate the data using VibroLab at a later point. If a link exists between VibroLab and the Message device (e.g. Ethernet TCP/IP), then online diagrams, monitoring, and analysis of data is possible.