Advanced Alignment

This highly relevant Seminar is intended for maintenance and machinery engineers,
supervisors, technologists and technicians involved in machinery operation, maintenance,
condition monitoring and troubleshooting. Because the methods and examples are generic,
personnel from all industries will benefit.
The course can be used as an introduction to the field of failure analysis and prevention for
those wishing to specialize in this area, or as an update of the key aspects of the field for
those who already work in this area.

The course presents a systematic approach to fault diagnosis and failure prevention. It
firstly adopts a general approach to machine deterioration, the mechanisms involved and
the ways in which common deteriorative modes can be combated. It then turns to
component-oriented studies of failure mechanisms in common items of plant. For each
component type or machine system, the on-line and off-line symptoms of deterioration are
presented, with significant emphasis being placed upon an inspection-based approach.
Statistical methods of failure analysis are presented and examples are used to demonstrate
best practice in the collection, analysis and interpretation of such data. Finally, the course
dwells upon the use of condition monitoring methods in a failure analysis and prevention
role, and in particular upon the use of machinery vibration monitoring and analysis.
Upon completion of this course, participants will gain an understanding of structured,
results-oriented failure analysis methods for all types of machine components and entire
machinery systems. Participants will learn how parts fail, why they fail in a given mode, the
on-line and off-line symptoms of failure, and general failure prevention methods.
Participants will learn how to collect, analyze and interpret failure statistics and will also
gain an understanding of FMECA. Participants will be instructed in condition monitoring
methods and will be taught how vibration analysis can be used to detect, locate, severity
assess and diagnose a range of common faults in rotating and reciprocating machines.

Mechanical, Operation, Production, and Maintenance Engineers Senior Technicians, who
work in power utilities, should benefit from this course. Also Senior Engineers should
update and refresh their knowledge by attending this course.

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Meaning of a mechanical failure
1.2. Monitoring of the failure
1.3. Importance of mechanical failure analysis
1.4. Relation between failure and material depreciation
1.5. Machine depreciation rate curves
2. EXAMPLES ON MACHINEARY FAILURE
2.1. Centrifugal pump operation
2.2. Pump performance curves
2.3. Pump failure and diagnosis
2.4. Centrifugal pump trouble shooting
2.5. Rotary pump trouble shooting
2.6. Causes of failure and its prevention
2.7. Performance deterioration
2.8. Cavitations of pumps and its effect on performance
2.9. Monitoring performance during inspection
3. DEFINITIONS OF MISALIGNMENT CONDITIONS & HOW TO ACCURATELY
4. DETERMINE THESE USING DIAL TEST INDICATORS FOR ‘FACE & PERIPHERY’
AND ‘REVERSE ALIGNMENT’ TECHNIQUES.
5. HOW TO POSITION OFFSETS TO ALLOW FOR THERMAL & DYNAMIC GROWTH
OF MACHINE CASINGS
6. PREPARING ALIGNMENT RECORDS & REPORTS
7. ALIGNMENT OF MACHINE SHAFTS USING MODERN LASER ALIGNMENT
EQUIPMENT, PRAC

• Presentation & Slides
• Audio Visual Aids
• Interactive Discussion
• Participatory Exercise
• Action Learning
• Class Activities
• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Simulation