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• 500 Hp motor-compressor
• Machine vibration is known to
be very load sensitive.

• Vibration increase with high

load.
• Vibration has a strong daily
cycle.

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Daily ambient temperature swings
from 90C at night to over 400C
during the day.

• 2xline shows a strong reverse

relationship with ambient
temperature.
• Low ambient occurs with high
2xline.
• 2xline usually caused by rotor
eccentricity or soft foot.

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• Plant found a soft foot condition which allowed vibration to increase with load.

• Data after correction is not shown.

• 2xline frequency energy is no longer significant component of data.
• Since the soft foot correction, no failure (4 months) versus previous MTBF (2 months).

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