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Bently Nevada Setup

The document provides instructions for setting up equipment for analyzing shaft vibration, including a Bently Nevada rotor kit. Key steps include: ensuring the shaft is flush with the coupler; plugging in cables before powering on; placing probes in a staggered formation; adjusting probe positions for the proper voltage readings; setting oscilloscope channels to AC mode at 0.5 V/Div; aligning the mass mark with the keyphasor probe; straightening the shaft via slow roll to reduce deflection to 0.5-0.7 mils; and using the speed control dial multiplied by 10 to determine RPM.

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Bently Nevada Setup

The document provides instructions for setting up equipment for analyzing shaft vibration, including a Bently Nevada rotor kit. Key steps include: ensuring the shaft is flush with the coupler; plugging in cables before powering on; placing probes in a staggered formation; adjusting probe positions for the proper voltage readings; setting oscilloscope channels to AC mode at 0.5 V/Div; aligning the mass mark with the keyphasor probe; straightening the shaft via slow roll to reduce deflection to 0.5-0.7 mils; and using the speed control dial multiplied by 10 to determine RPM.

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BentlyNevadaSetup

SettingUpTheBentlyEquipment
NOTE:Formoreinformationlookinthetoplefthanddrawertofindmanuals
fortheBentlyequipment,theOscilloscopeInterface,andtheoscilloscopes.

GeneralInfo
Theshaftshouldbeflushwiththerightsideof
thefirstgaponthecoupler(Seefiguretothe
right)
TheSCSIcablemustbepluggedintothe
computerbeforeitisturnedon
Themassesandthetoolsneededforthelabs
areinthetoprighthanddrawer

Rotation
Direction
Therotationdirection,X
axis,andYaxisare
definedasviewedbythe
driver(motor)tothe
driven(shaft).The
rotationdirectioncanbe
confirmedbychecking
theCW/CCWswitchon
thebackoftheSpeed
Control.Thesystem
shouldbesetuptorotate
intheCCWdirection.
TheXandYaxisaredefinedasfollows...

Probes
Theprobesmustbestaggeredinthe
probeblock(seefiguretotheright)
Thegapbetweentheprobeandtheshaft
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canbedeterminedbyreadingthevoltage
fromthecorrespondingProxoutputonthe
backoftheProximitorAssembly.The
voltageshouldbe8V,giveortake0.5V
TheKeyPhasorandEncoderprobes(the
tworightnexttothemotor)shouldhavea
voltageof5V,giveortake0.5Vwhenthe
probefaceiscenteredonthehighestspot
foreachsprocket
Theprobeoutputtotheoscilloscopemust
bezeroedusingtheOscilloscopeInterface.
IfthegreenLEDislitthenturntheknob
CWandiftheredislitthenturnCCW.
TheverticalprobegoestoProbe#1input
oftheRK4ProximitorAssembly.
ThehorizontalprobegoestoProbe#2
inputoftheRK4ProximitorAssembly.

OscilloscopeSettings
BothchannelsshouldbesetonAC
TheTime/DivknobneedstobeinXYmode(Thesearethevaluesmarkedinblue)
Set0.5Volts/Divforbothchannels
CenterthescopebyswitchingbothchannelstoGNDandthenusingthepositionknobsatthetop
NOTE:Thescopeswillslowlywandersobesuretorecenteroccasionally

AligningtheMass
Thesystemshouldbeset
uptorotateCCWwhen
viewedfromthemotor
lookingtowardsthemass.
Rotatethesysteminthat
directionuntiltheleading
edgeofthekeyphasor
notchislinedupwiththe
centerofthekeyphasor
probe(seefiguretothe
right)
Alignthe0degreemark
onthemasswiththe
keyphasorprobeand
tightenbothsetscrews

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ShaftBalancing
IMPORTANT:BeforetheRotorKitcanberunthroughresonancetheshaftmustbestraightened.This
canbedonebyrunningtheRotorKitatslowrollandusingtheADREsoftwaretodeterminethe
deflection,andthenphysicallybendingtheshaftstraight.Theslowrollshaftdeflectionmustbeinthe
rangeof0.5to0.7milspeaktopeak(milspp)BEFORErunningthroughresonancetoassurethatthe
shaftbowwillnotcontacttheprobes.
NOTE:1mils=1thousandthsofaninch

SlowRollBalancingTechnique:
1. PowerupthecomputerandBentlyequipment
2. Clickon"ADREforWindows"icon
3. File>Open>Adrewin\database\single>Ok
4. RuntheRotorKitatSlowRoll
5. ClickonStoreEnable
6. Readvaluesfor1X:Amplitude=......PhaseAngle=......
7. StopRotorKit
NOTE:WhentheRotorKitisstoppedtheADREsoftwarewillgivea"KeyphasorError"
WhenyoustarttheRotorKitagain,clickonthe"ClearError"button.

8. Rotatemassuntilthephaseanglefromstep#6linesupwiththeKeyphasorprobe
9. Pushdownverticallytostraightentheshaft.Thiswillrequiresomepractice.Ifnotenoughforceis
appliedtheshaftwillnotbefullystraightened.Iftoomuchforceisappliedthentheshaftwillbe
bentintheoppositedirection.
10. RuntheRotorKitatSlowRollandreadthenewvaluesfor1X:
Amplitude=......PhaseAngle=......
11. Iftheamplitudeincreasesafterbendingatapproximatelythesamephaseangle,thenstoptheRotor
Kitandrotatethemassuntilthephaseangleis180degreesawayfromthekeyphasorprobeand
applyforce.
12. Repeatsteps711untiltheshaftbowis0.5>0.7millpp
Nowthesystem(withoutanybalancingweights)shouldbecapableofrunningthroughresonance
withoutcontactingtheprobes.

SpeedControl
Multiplythenumberonthe"MaxSpeedSetpoint"dialby10togettheRPM(ie.knobreads243
=2430RPM)
SlowRollspeedis250RPM
Theaccerationrateisvalidwhenrampinguporrampingdown,butnotwhenyouswitchfrom
ramptoSlowRoll

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