KQE7010

VIBRATION AND NOISE

prepared by
Alex Ong Zhi Chao
Calendar
SUN MON TUE WED THURS FRI SAT
Sep 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Oct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 Nov 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 Dec 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Day Time Venue Activities

SUN 0830-1130 Red Cube 2 Lectures/AL/CL

 Schedule
Week
1
Topic Teaching Materials Delivery
Fundamentals of vibration, Limits and standards of vibration Text book, PPT Classroom instruction

2
Maintenance practices, Condition Monitoring Scheme and Quality Auditing Text book, PPT Classroom instruction

3 Data Acquisition- vibration transducers, transducer characteristics, vibration transducers selection,

Text book, PPT Classroom instruction
mountings, measurement points selection

4
Digital Signal Processing- signal conditioning, aliasing, analogue to digital conversion Text book, PPT Classroom instruction

5 Digital Signal Processing- sampling rate and block size, resolution, filters, windowing functions,
Text book, PPT Classroom instruction
leakage, data reduction

6
Vibration Analysis- Time domain - waveform analysis Text book, PPT Classroom instruction

7
Vibration Analysis- Frequency domain - Fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis, Phase analysis Text book, PPT Classroom instruction

8 Machinery Faults Diagnostics- imbalance & corrective actions (single plane balancing, two plane
Text book, PPT Classroom instruction
balancing)

9 Machinery Faults Diagnostics- misalignment, mechanical looseness, bearings, gears, belts, oil
Text book, PPT Classroom instruction
whirl/whip, vane blade passing, rotor rubbing, shaft cracking, critical speed, structural resonance

10
Machinery dynamics- theoretical background Text book, PPT Classroom instruction

11
Machinery dynamics- modal analysis, operating deflection shape analysis Text book, PPT Classroom instruction

12 Introduction
Text book, PPT Classroom instruction
Noise Analysis- sound pressure and intensity,

13
Noise Analysis- acoustic emission in predictive maintenance Text book, PPT Classroom instruction

14
Noise Analysis- ultrasonic testing in predictive maintenance Text book, PPT Classroom instruction
Course Synopsis
Fundamentals of vibration, Limits and standards of vibration Maintenance
practices, Condition monitoring scheme and Quality Auditing, Collection of
vibration signal using transducers. Conversion of vibration signals from analogue
to digital signals, Time domain - waveform analysis, Frequency domain - Fast
Fourier transform (FFT) analysis, Phase analysis, Machinery faults diagnostics,
Machinery dynamics, Modal Analysis, Operating Deflection Shape Analysis,
Noise Analysis
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Analyse machinery vibration and noise data.

2. Determine common machinery fault conditions.
3. Evaluate complex vibration problem involving machinery dynamics issues.
Main References
1. Brandt, A. (2011). Noise and vibration analysis : signal analysis and
experimental procedures, Chichester: Wiley.
2. Daniel J. Inman. (2013). Engineering Vibrations, International Edition (4th ed.).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
3. Robert Bond Randall. (2011). Vibration-based Condition Monitoring:
Industrial, Aerospace and Automotive Applications, Chichester: Wiley.
Marks Distribution
Items Distribution (%)

(1) Tutorials 10
(2) Projects 20
(2) Test 20
(3) Final Exam 50