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Shaft Alignment Calculations

The document discusses shaft alignment tolerances at speeds above 20,000 RPM by extrapolating values from a figure in a reference book. It shows the extrapolated maximum misalignment values for speeds up to 50,000 RPM and calculates that at 40,000 RPM the maximum misalignment is 0.09272294653 mils/inch for excellent condition. It then calculates the maximum deviation of all four alignment points would be 1.39 μm.

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Shaft Alignment Calculations

The document discusses shaft alignment tolerances at speeds above 20,000 RPM by extrapolating values from a figure in a reference book. It shows the extrapolated maximum misalignment values for speeds up to 50,000 RPM and calculates that at 40,000 RPM the maximum misalignment is 0.09272294653 mils/inch for excellent condition. It then calculates the maximum deviation of all four alignment points would be 1.39 μm.

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Shaft Alignment Calculations –

With reference to the author of the book “Shaft Alignment Handbook”, John Piotrowski, the
following comments were made:

The current tolerance guides only go to 20,000 rpm, we can extrapolate to 40K.

So, based on the Figure 1 Recommended maximum misalignment of flexibly connected rotating
machinery, from the book “Shaft Alignment Handbook”, John Piotrowski, the allowable alignment
values for speeds >20000 RPM are extrapolated.

Fig.1 – Misalignment Tolerance Guide

Values from the chart Extrapolated Values


Speed RPM Excellent Speed RPM Excellent
2000 0.85 28000 0.16394698
4000 0.625 30000 0.1490907576
6000 0.5
32000 0.1355807469
8000 0.4
34000 0.1232949596
10000 0.3
36000 0.1121224614
12000 0.24
14000 0.24 38000 0.1019623705
16000 0.24 40000 0.09272294653
18000 0.24 42000 0.08432076239
20000 0.24 44000 0.07667995072
22000 0.24 46000 0.06973151897
24000 0.24 48000 0.06341272643
26000 0.24 50000 0.05766651771
Misalignment Value-

From the above tables we have,

At 40000 RPM the maximum misalignment deviation for the excellent condition is,

40000 RPM = 0.09272294653 mils/inch

Now calculating the maximum deviation of all four points, in mils,

Maximum misalignment deviation = maximum deviation of all four points/distance between the flex
points (ref formula from Shaft Alignment Handbook)

distance between the flex points is taken from the given CAD model which is calculated as,

A^-2 - 2C = 69-2*27 = 15mm = 0.590551 inch

0.09272294653 mils/inch = maximum deviation of all four points/0.590551 inch

maximum deviation of all four points, mils = 0.054757628 mils, 0.0013908437512mm, 1.39 µm

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