Lateral vibration Analysis
Lateral vibration of a shaft rotor is due to instability, unbalance, or other forces acting on the rotor. Lateral Analysis (also called Rotordynamics Analysis) simulates the rotating system, calculates the critical speeds, predicts vibration amplitudes, and provides recommendations to reduce vibration risks.
SCOPE OF WORK: ANALYSIS FEATURES
The scope is API Compliant (including but not limited to 610, 617, 619, and RP 684). The modeling and analysis include these activities:
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Undamped Critical Speed Analysis
- Prepare the rotor dynamic model to simulate the entire system.
- Determine critical speeds over a range of bearing stiffnesses.
- Calculate the mode shapes, eigenvalues, and critical speeds.
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Damped Eigenvalue (Critical Speed) Analysis
- Calculate modes across the speed range.
- Damped eigenvalue analysis of critical speeds of the rotor with the actual bearing stiffness and damping coefficients; damping evaluated using several methods.
- Separation margins evaluated per API requirements usually 10% to 15% depending on other factors.
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Rotor optimization
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rotor profile generation
Identifying the factors with the most substantial potential to boost the availability of your rotating equipment is critical aspect of your operation. Just as crucial to sustainable operations is knowing how to best meet these availability targets at minimum cost to the maximum benefit of your organization.
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Forced Response Analysis
- Calculate the unbalanced vibration response amplitudes and critical speed locations based on API recommended unbalanced guidelines.
- Evaluate the separation margins for a range of bearing clearances.
