Vibration Analysis Level 1

Category I – Vibration Analyst Category I Vibration Vibration Analysts Analysts are qualified to perform a range of single channel machinery vibration condition monitoring and diagnostic activities including data acquisition on predetermined routes, machine steady state testing to predefined procedures, and comparison of readings against pre-established alert settings. Minimum Recommended !perience" # months months Minimum $r $raining aining %ours" %ours" &' hours Category I (ody of )no*ledge+$raining Course $opics" Subject: Vibration Principles: (6 hours) •

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(asic motion eriod, requency Amplitude ea/, ea/-to-ea/, RM01 Measurements 2isplacement, Velocity, Acceleration1 3nits, 3nit Conversions $imee 4rbital and requency 2omains $im hase  5atural requency, requency, Resonance, Critical Critical 0peeds

0haft and Casing Vibration Data Acquisition: Acquisition: (6 hours) •

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Instrumentation and acquire readings1 $ransducers 0ensor Mounting, Mounted 5atural requency $est rocedures

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Computer 2atabase 3pload+2o*nload Recognition of oor 2ata

Vibration 0ystem Calibration Signal Processing: (2 hours) •

$ Application Condition Monitoring: ( hours) •

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Vibration 0everity

Recognition of (aseline Variations !ault Anal"sis: Anal"sis: ( hours) •

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(asic 0pectrum Analysis

0pectral %armonics and 0idebands Acceptance #esting: (2 hours) •

$est rocedures $quip%ent #esting and Diagnostics: (2 hours) •

rocess 0afety !ault Se&erit" Deter%ination: (2 hours) •

6evels 4verall, 5arro*band, Component1 !ield 'alancing: (2 hours) •

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0ample questions for Category I, are available for revie* the Vi Vibration bration Institute Certification %andboo/ .

ducatio nal opport ducational opportunities unities are available to meet the training hour recommendation and partially prepare for the Vibration Vibration Analyst Analyst certification e!am. ducational opportunities are available to meet the training hour recommendation and partially prepare for the Vibration Vibration Analyst Analyst certification e!am at your organi7at organi7ation ion..