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A balancing machine is a measuring tool used for balancing rotating machine parts such as rotors for electric motors, fans, turbines, disc brakes, disc drives, propellers and pumps. The machine usually consists of two rigid pedestals, with suspension and bearings on top supporting a mounting platform. The unit under test is bolted to the platform and is rotated either with a belt-, air-, or end-drive. As the part is rotated, the vibration in the suspension is detected with sensors and that information is used to determine the amount of unbalance in the part. Along with phase information, the machine can determine how much and where to add weights to balance the part.
Contents
1 Hard-bearing vs. soft-bearing 2 How it works 3 Other balancing machine types 4 See also 5 Further reading 6 External links
How it works
With the rotating part resting on the bearings, a vibration sensor is attached to the suspension. In most soft-bearing machines, a velocity sensor is used. This sensor works by moving a magnet in relation to a fixed coil that generates voltage proportional to the velocity of the vibration. Accelerometers, which measure acceleration of the vibration, can also be used. A photocell (sometimes called a phaser), proximity sensor, or encoder is used to determine the rotational speed, as well as the relative phase of the rotating part. This phase information is then used to filter the vibration information to determine the amount of movement, or force, in one rotation of the part. Also, the time difference between the phase and the vibration peak gives the angle at which the unbalance exists. Amount of unbalance and angle of unbalance give an unbalance vector. Calibration is performed by adding a known weight at a known angle. In a soft-bearing machine, trial weights must be added in correction planes for each part. This is because the location of the correction planes along the rotational axis is unknown, and therefore it is unknown how much a given amount of weight will affect the balance. By using trial weights, you are adding a known weight at a known angle and getting the unbalance vector caused by it.
See also
Carl Schenck, German businessman Gordon E. Hines, inventor of hard-bearing balancing machines and other balancing technologies Rotordynamics, applied mechanics of rotating structures Tire balance
Further reading
Adolf Lingener: Auswuchten. Theorie und Praxis. Verlag Technik, Berlin und Mnchen 1992, ISBN 3-341-00927-2 Hatto Schneider: Auswuchttechnik. 6. Auflage. Springer, Berlin u. a. 2003, ISBN 3-540-00596-X Schenck Trebel Corporation (1990), Fundamentals of balancing (3rd ed.), Schenck Trebel Corporation.
External links
Basic frequently answered questions about balancing machines (http://www.precibalance.com/gfaq.pdf) Detecting and correcting unbalance in toolholders for high-speed machining (http://www.hofmann-global.com/en/documents/ToolholderBalancing.pdf) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balancing_machine&oldid=544478083" Categories: Measuring instruments This page was last modified on 15 March 2013 at 22:05. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.