Vibration Analysis Severity Guide
Overall
Version 2.8
Unbalance
Coupling
Misalignment
Target
<1.4 mm/s rms
<62 um p-p
Common alarm levels
(Disp below 10 hz)
OA/spect Alarm Increase
Looseness
Bent Shaft
Minor
Moderate
2.8 mm/s rms(or +1) 4.5 mm/s rms(or +2)
127 um p-p
200 um p-p
Resonance
Major
7.1 mm/s rms
320 um p-p
Blade Pass
Bearing fault
Lubrication fault
(based on AS2625-4)
Minor
1 g rms
avg +2SD for pkview
Minor
1 g rms
avg +2SD for pkview
Rub
Broken Gear
Tooth
Broken Rotor
Bars
1x
2x
1x
1x
blade pass
blade pass
Gear Wear/
Eccentricity
Belt Faults
n/a
Pump Cavitation Eccentric Air Gap Loose Rotor Bars
Gear assembly
phase error
n/a
Do not increase
Increase x1.6 for flex mounting or short term and x2.5 for very rough machines (eg reciprocating)
1x
Gear
Misalignment
log
.
log 1x
.
. 1/3x
.
BPOR
Spectrum
ELEC 1x
GM 2xGM
GM 2xGM
blade pass
100Hz
GM
2xRBPF
2/nGM
1/nGM
Peak in spectrum
10kHz
Target
<
1 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
0.5 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL
NIL
Good
<
2 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
1.5 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
0.1 mm/s x rpm/1000
0.2 g rms
0.1 mm/s rms
1 g peak
0.05 mm/s rms
0.3 mm/s x rpm/1000
NIL
1 mm/s x rpm/1000 0.1 mm/s x rpm/1000
0.1 mm/s rms
0.2 mm/s rms
0.2 mm/s rms
0.2 mm/s rms
NIL
0.3 mm/s rms
0.5 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
0.5 mm/s x rpm/1000
0.5 mm/s x rpm/1000
Minor
>
2 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
1.5 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
0.1 mm/s x rpm/1000
0.2 g rms
0.1 mm/s rms
1 g peak
0.05 mm/s rms
1 mm/s x rpm/1000 0.1 mm/s x rpm/1000
0.3 mm/s rms
0.5 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
Moderate
>
4 mm/s rms
4 mm/s rms
3 mm/s rms
4 mm/s rms
4 mm/s rms
4 mm/s rms
0.3 mm/s x rpm/1000
0.5 g rms
0.2 mm/s rms
2 g peak
0.1 mm/s rms
2 mm/s x rpm/1000 0.3 mm/s x rpm/1000
0.6 mm/s rms
1 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
2 mm/s x rpm/1000
Major
>
6 mm/s rms
6 mm/s rms
5 mm/s rms
6 mm/s rms
6 mm/s rms
6 mm/s rms
1 mm/s x rpm/1000
1 g rms
0.5 mm/s rms
3 g peak
0.3 mm/s rms
3 mm/s x rpm/1000
1 mm/s x rpm/1000
1.5 mm/s rms
2 mm/s rms
3 mm/s rms
3 mm/s rms
3 mm/s x rpm/1000
Dominant Frequency in
velocity spectrum
1x
1x
2x or 1x
1x
1x or at other forcing
frequency
No. of blades x
running speed
Bearing Defect
Frequencies (noninteger multiples of
running speed)
"Haystack" above
1kHz (around a
resonance)
1/2x or 1/3x
harmonics
1x spikes in time
waveform
Sidebands at No. of
poles x slip around
1x,2x etc.
Gear mesh freq &
harmonics particularly 2xGMF
and 3xGMF
Sidebands around
GM at 1x input shaft
&/or 1x output shaft
BF (Belt Frequency)
usually 0.2x to 0.5x
Raised noise floor
2x Line Freq (100Hz)
2x RBP (Rotor Bars x
running speed) usually 50x to 100x
Subharmonics of
gearmesh
Other Frequencies
None
2x & sometimes 3x
Running speed
harmonics, possible
1/3x or 1/2x multiples
None
Raised noise floor
near resonance
Blade pass
harmonics
Brg Freq harmonics +
1x or FTF sidebands
Brg Freq harmonics
1/2x or 1/3x
harmonics
Possible slight
increase in 1x and
gearmesh
Sidebands at No. of
poles x slip around
1x,2x etc.
Sidebands around
harmonics of GM
Many multiples of BF
- particularly 2xBF
Blade pass freq &
harmonics
None
Sidebands at 2x line
freq (100Hz) around
2x RBP
NB For shaft speeds
above 2000 rpm use
2000 rpm in
calculation
Notes
Notes:
NB For shaft speeds
1.Gear mesh vibration is above 2000 rpm use
very load sensitive 2000 rpm in
should be measured at calculation
normal loading.
2. For shaft speeds
above 2000 rpm use
2000 rpm in calculation
NB For shaft speeds
above 2000 rpm use
2000 rpm in
calculation
i) Vibration must be collected under normal load in a steady state condition for severity values to be valid. ii) Based on AS 2625 part 4:2003 Group 2 rigid mounted machines which is the most universal category.
Produced by Bruce Evans 0429 984 282
Printed on 23/03/2015
