Implementation on Industrial Reciprocating Compressor
A Sensemore Wired was mounted on the reciprocating compressor, which is the driving tool of the HVAC system in a facility that performs the R&D and automotive tests. Compressors must operate continuously to perform and complete automotive tests. Reciprocating compressors vibrate a lot inherently, and if vibration levels are not monitored and controlled, they cause fast-developing failures and cause long-term downtimes.
Condition Monitoring in R&D and Automotive Testing Facility
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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- A Sensemore Wired sensor on the main bearing of a reciprocating compressor driven by a 110 kW induction motor, the machine behind the HVAC system of an automotive test facility.
- Early-stage bearing damage was reported with possible failure in two months, and mechanical looseness with possible failure in one month, both read from the spectrum, envelope and cepstrum before the compressor ever stopped.
- Field inspection confirmed the looseness: the vibration wedges under the compressor had worked loose and two mounting nuts had fallen off entirely.
- The mounting was re-torqued and main-bearing maintenance was planned, so the repair was planned rather than forced and testing continued without interruption.
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