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    The document discusses cardan shaft misalignment identification and alignment techniques, including the benefits of proper alignment such as reduced vibrations and increased machine lifetime. It also presents a case study where vibrational analysis identified a cardan shaft misalignment issue that was corrected through realignment, solving ongoing bearing failure problems. Proper cardan shaft alignment is important for minimizing downtime and production losses.

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    The document discusses cardan shaft misalignment identification and alignment techniques, including the benefits of proper alignment such as reduced vibrations and increased machine lifetime. It also presents a case study where vibrational analysis identified a cardan shaft misalignment issue that was corrected through realignment, solving ongoing bearing failure problems. Proper cardan shaft alignment is important for minimizing downtime and production losses.

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    The document discusses cardan shaft misalignment identification and alignment techniques, including the benefits of proper alignment such as reduced vibrations and increased machine lifetime. It also presents a case study where vibrational analysis identified a cardan shaft misalignment issue that was corrected through realignment, solving ongoing bearing failure problems. Proper cardan shaft alignment is important for minimizing downtime and production losses.

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    Vibration Analysis

    Predictive Technologies
    PdM Techniques
    Richard Henry
    Vibration and Alignment Specialist
    VibrAlign, Inc.
    Cardan Shaft Misalignment
    Identification
    Cardan shafts (shafts with universal
    joints) are often neglected.
    Cardan Shaft Alignment
    Cardan Shaft Alignment
    Technical principle
    Relative angular velocity
    Cardan Shaft Alignment
    Technical principle
    Degree of irregularity
    Cardan Shaft Alignment
    Technical principle
    Homokinetic operation is reached
    by a second cardan joint
    Cardan Shaft Alignment
    Technical principle
    Benefits of cardan shaft alignment
    Vibrations

    High wrap angle

    Vibrations is transfered to gear box and motor


    Benefits of cardan shaft alignment
    Why is it important?
    • Vital part in drives for process machines, breakage
    of cardan shafts causes down time.
    • Badly aligned cardan shafts set limitation in
    production capacity and product quality.
    • Stands for a considerable cost when repair is
    needed or a breakdown occurs.
    • Badly aligned cardan shafts reduces lifetime in
    gearboxes and motors.
    • Break down of a cardan shaft in running condition
    could be extremly dangerous.
    Cardan Shaft Misalignment Typical
    vibration symptoms

    • Unbalance of the drive line (high 1X).


    Drive line will not have the same center of
    rotation as the U-Joints.
    • High amplitude 2X and 4X driveline speed.
    • Torsional oscilliation
    Cardan shaft alignment
    Measurement principle

    Angular error
    Cardan shaft alignment
    Tolerances

    No standard, but…

    • Angular error within  0.25 mils/in


    • Offset within specifications.
    Cardan shaft alignment
    Procedure - Coning

    Coning -axis of rotation


    Cardan shaft alignment
    Case story
    Background:
    A customer contracted VibrAlign to identify
    the source of an on-going U-Joint and
    Gearbox DE Bearing failure problem.
    Reasons for the in depth analysis were:
    Cardan shaft alignment
    Case story

    • High vibration level.


    • Axial bearing had to be changed every 8-10 week.
    Cost about $1500 every time.
    • Reduced production for about 10 hours at a cost about
    $1000/hour for each failure.
    • Necessary to have bearings in stock.
    • Problem with thermal expansion (high bearing
    temps).
    • No method to perform the alignment.
    Cardan shaft alignment
    Case story
    Vibralign arrived on site and collected initial
    vibration data. Vibration symptoms indicated
    severe cardan shaft misalignment.
    Using a set of brackets specially designed to
    measure cardan shaft misalignment, we were
    able to identify an angular error of
    approximately 1.5 mils/inch of angularity in
    both the horizontal and vertical planes.
    Cardan shaft alignment
    Case story
    Vertical angular adjustments were made to the
    motor by shimming and the motor was
    repositioned horizontally.

    The following spectra and waveforms clearly


    show an improvement to the operation of this
    machine.
    Gearbox DE Vertical
    Gearbox DE Vertical
    Gearbox DE Horizontal
    Gearbox DE Horizontal
    Gearbox DE Axial
    Gearbox DE Axial
    Cardan shaft alignment
    Case story
    Results:
    • Significant decreasing vibration level.
    • The alignment was performed in February -
    98 and no change of bearing in the gearbox
    has been done since then.
    • Increased production capacity.

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