Inspection Department
Inspection Department
(Rotor Balancing)
Introduction:
Principle of Balancing:
Is the process to improve the mass distribution of a rotor, So the balancing
technician attempts to bring the center of mass and the geometric center to the
same point or close enough, And this can be done by adding a weight to the rotor
which will generate the same force in the opposite direction.
The centrifugal force (F) is equal to the unbalance mass (m) times its radius
(r) from the geometric center times the rotational speed () squared.
f =mr ω2
The “center of geometry” is the line through the shaft and bearings.
The “center of mass” is the point about which the mass is evenly
distributed.
Causes of unbalance:
Damage components
Manufacturing defects
Unproper installed
Accumulation material on fan blades
All these causes and more can have negative effects on both the
rotating equipment and the surrounding environment due to the
centrifugal force of the unbalanced mass which can damage the
bearings, shaft, seals, and other comports.
Performing balancing:
There are two balancing method single plane balancing and two plane balancing,
The appropriate balancing procedure is determined the ratio of rotor length to
diameter and the rotational speed.
You could perform a single plane balancing under the following condition:
Ratio of L / D < 0.5 and the speed less than 1000 RPM
Ratio of L / D 0.5 < 2 and the speed less than 150 RPM
Ratio of L / D > 2 and the speed less than 100 RPM
Length
Diameter
Type of balancing:
Balancing of rotating equipment can be done in two ways
The first in the workshop using hard bearing balancing machine (Schenck)
The second is Insite Balancing is the process of balancing a rotor
in its own bearings and supporting structure, using data analyzer
such as