} Product Gpdate Velomitor® Piezo-Velocity Sensor ince its introduction in 1991, the Velomitor® Piezo-Velocity Sen- sor has proven durable in over 1,000 industrial inetallations worlewide. lis primary application is for measuring bearing housing or ease vibration on machines with rolling clement bearings, such as pumps, compressors, motors and fans, where casing measurements areeonsidered appropriate and ate pre ferred. The Velomitor™ is accurate and stable in these tough measurement plications, With no moving parts, « Yelomitor® can provide many years of trouble-free service. Its principle of operation is hhased on 2 piezoelecttic crystal 21 its core connected o on-board electronics consisting of a low noise amplifier! integrator. The sensor with integral electronics is then packaged in a hhermetically-scaled, stainless stecl case for maximum ruggedness Hazardous area approvals obtained Petroleum refining and chemical pro- cessing plants routinely process and consume flammable gases and liquids, ‘These operations have designated haz- ardous (flammable) areas that require ‘ageney-aparoved sensors for monitor ing rotating machinery. Bently Nevada recognizes the importance of complying with safety standards thet are estab- ished by experts in the field of haz- ardous areas, We have designed the ‘Velomitor® to comply with these strin- gent safety standards and have received approval certificates from the following agencies: Canadian Standards Association Classes 1, [and 111, Divisions 1 and 2, Groups A through G 28 omit Valomitor® Piczo-Velocity Sensor Factory Mutual Research (USA) - Classes 1, and I, Divisions t and 2, Groups A through G SIRA Safety Services Ltd, (United Kingdom) - EEx ia 11 C Ta (Zone 0,1) certified to CENELEC standards and Ex NIITé (Zone 2) cestfied to British standards ‘When ordering Velomitor® sensors for hazardous areas, select the desired certification from the part number's ‘Ageney Approval Option. This approval certifies that the Velomitor® ean be located in specific hazardous areas when properly installed. Next, an environmentally-resistant housing, should be used to protect the sensor and ceable from physical abuse. Toobrain the highest level of safety in all hazardous areas, we recommend using intrinsic safety barriers with the monitoring ‘equipment ¢o limit the thermal and electrical energy entering the hazardous area. Intrinsic safety is the preferred ‘method for preventing ignition of a haz= ardous area and is recommended forall Velomizors located thers. Advanced Velomitor® supersedes moving-coil transducers Meng facilites curently have moving- coil velocity transducers mounted on rotating equipment. The spring mass design of these transducers ean cause ‘hem to wear ont ener time and require replacement. A Velomiter® can be installed instead of the moving-coil velocity transduverto provide the folew- ingadvantages: ‘+ No moving parts means 2 longer life span and higher reliability # Less sensitivity to eross-axis vibration © Hermetically-sealed, stainless steel case provides excelent mei ture and eorrosion resistance © Mounting orientations are no longer critical; different types of sensors for vertical and horizontal are act needed, ‘= No additional interface modules tr electronic devices are needed 10 link tho Volomitor® with a 3300 ‘monitor + Similar physical mounting arrangements and wiring connec tons as conventional velocity transducers ‘© Priced lower than most velocity transducers December 1992Retrofit kits now avelable for exis- ting installations ams Back-to-Basics When you decide to replece your movingcal velocity transdaoors ith i eonton,ieeBentyeaasmert. | Why Should You Use XY Probes? tortypescaanow be upgraded, Wehave i combined the necessary replacement puts into two Retront Kits for cone- ent ordering and fel installation haft radial vibration amplitude, phase and shaft radial position are primary indicators of the overall mechanical condition of rotating machinery. Many machinc malfunctions, including rotor imivalance, 1) For 3300 Monitoring Systems, the misalignment, bearing wear, shaft cracks, fluid instabilities and rubs ean be 3300/35 Dual Velocity Monitor has a detected with these measurements Retrofit Kit available for installations ‘that originally had moving-coll velocity transducers but now can benefit from the increased religbility and accuracy of the Velomitor®, With few exceptions, most of the dynamic motion of the shaft in machines with Tid flm (sleeve) bearings is seen as shaft-to-bearing rclative vibration. By directly obscrving the shaft a proximity probe trans- ducer indicates the dynamic motion of the shaft relative to the bearing, ‘The resulting peak-to-peak displacement messurement can be directly 2) In the 7200 Series, the 72544 and related to internal clearances within the machine’ bearings and seals. 72564 Dual Probe Monitors can bath use the same Velomitor® Retrofit Kit. ‘This kit has four options and is ordered according towhich signal module iseur= rently being used in the monitor. ‘Velomitors used in Dual Probe applica- For such tld fim bearing machines, two probes should be installed per bearing, mounted radially at 0 degrees in an XY configuration. Through- ‘out themachine train, itis desirable to laterally mount XY probe seisin the ‘same radial plane 10 simplify comparative measurements from plane 10 plane. Several important benefits are derived from the XY arrangement tions have been feld-proven and z1e an + Its possible tp have vibration primarily in one plane. Use of a single excellent alternative to Velocity probe does not guaranice the measurement of vibration that may be Seismoprobes. ‘ceusring only in one plane. Eech Retrofit Kit contains one of the + The XY probe arrangement with Keyphasor® allows the generation following parts: ‘of Orbit displays which represent the dynamic path of the shaft centerline displacement motion 2s it vibrates during shatt rotation. Orbit dispieys are an important tool for machinery diagnostics. ‘+ Amy set of XY probes along a machine train ill provide the motion $f the rotor at a specific location. By utilizing an extra set of XY ‘Velomitor® Piezo-Velocity Sensor ‘Velomitor® Mating Connector Kit ‘Velomitor® Signal Module for a spe- cific monitor ‘probes located inboard and/or outboard of normal bearing monitor Individual 1/2-20 UNF Mounting ing points and adjacent 10 couplings, mote information about the ‘Adapter mode shape of the rotor itslfs available. In this application, the XY Maintenance Manual with retrofit probes are also known as Mode Identification (MI) probes. Knowl instructions edyeof mode shape allows closer estimtesof the internal clearanc: between the rotor and stator clements identification of the nodal , {2e10-motion} points along the otorsaft and provides vital informa- advancing the technology of machinery {2ere-motion} poinisalong ther transducers. We conduet our own tion for balancing ane diagnostics, research and development at Bently + Relative radial shait position within the bearing clearance as repre- Rotor Dynamics Research Corporation sented by the average (dc) proximity probe signal can only be deter Bently Nevada is committed to (BRDRC) and at cur test laboratories mined by the XY arrangement. The ablity of the XY probes to inMinden, Nevada and Houston, Texas provide this measurement is a definite advantage since cert We then apply this knowiedge tovare machine malfunction mechanisms causa significant change in shaft the development of high quality tran- average position either before, or instead of, a changin shaft vibro- ducers that make accurate measure tion, In addition, shaft position can provide a relative measurement ments in a reliable and costeifectve of beating wear manner. For more information on the For proximity probe transducer applications, the XY arrangement offers Velomitor® request data sheet 15022 | the most complete opezating inforiation availble, which is the basic or contac: your necrest Bently Nevada | reason for monitoring your machines i sales representative. —— December 1992 orbit 29