Effects of Motor Misalignment on Rotating Machinery
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It is common knowledge that the alignment condition of rotating machinery affects the equipment's vibration levels and long term reliability, but there is little quantitative information relating the amount of misalignment to the degrading affects of misalignment. Many earlier publications state two reasons for performing precision alignments: 1. improved electrical efficiency and 2. reduced machinery wear. Previous research invalidated the claim that precision alignments reduces electrical costs to a measurable degree and present research is investigating the relationship between motor alignment and machinery life. This paper summarizes the results of the first project and presents the methodology being used to quantify the second.
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