This course complies with Category I Vibration Analyst per ISO standard 18436-2: Vibration condition monitoring and diagnostics.

This course enables students to operate single-channel machinery analyzers, dump and load routes, recognize the difference between good and bad data, and compare vibration measurements against pre-established alert settings. Although this course is not product specific, students will use Emerson's CSI technologies for demonstration purposes. The class shows the student how to use the vibration analyzer in conjunction with Emerson-supported software to analyze basic vibration defects.

Prerequisites: Fundamentals of vibration analysis course or a cumulative six months of field experience is recommended.

Topics to be covered:

• Principles of Vibration
• Data acquisition & Signal processing
• Condition monitoring & Corrective action
• Equipment knowledge
• Acceptance testing
• Basic analyzer functions
• Recognizing machine defects such as:
• Unbalance
• Shaft misalignment
• Looseness
• Rolling element bearing defects
• Gear problems
• Resonance
• Introduction to electrical defects