CERTIFICATION EXAM REFERENCE MATERIAL

T = Time required to collect the waveform

Ts = Time between each sample

Fs = Sampling rate = Samples per second

N = Number of samples (1024, 2048, 4096, etc.)

Window factor = 1 (no window/uniform/rectangular) or 1.5 (Hanning window)

Separating frequency ≥ 2 x Bandwidth ≥ 2 x Resolution * Window Factor

Required spectral lines ≥ 2 x Window factor x Fmax / Separating frequency

Accuracy of frequency (at peak) = ± ½ x Resolution

Prime numbers: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19…

1 inch = 25.4 mm
1mm = 0.039 inches

Trial weight calculation:

F = 10% of rotor mass divided by the number of bearings in kg

K = 0.011
N = RPM/1000
R = Radius in cm

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Unit Conversions

𝐷 𝑉 𝐷 𝑉

𝐷 𝐴 𝐷 𝐴

𝑉 𝐴 𝑉 𝐴

D = Displacement: mils pk-pk D = Displacement: micron pk-pk

V = Velocity: in/sec pk V = Velocity: mm/sec rms
A = Acceleration: g rms A = Acceleration: g rms
F = Frequency: CPM F = Frequency: CPM
1g rms = 9.8m/sec2

ISO 10816-3 Vibration Severity Chart

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ISO 10816-3 Vibration Severity Chart

Transducer Operating Regions

Frequency Range
100
Beyond amplifier voltage range
10

Volts out 1
Dynamic Range
0.5 g broadband response
of the (100 mV/g sensor)
.1
Sensor
.01
Operational Range
.001

.000 1

.000 01

.000 001
Below electronic noise floor
.000 000 1
.1 Hz 1 Hz 10 Hz 100 Hz 1000 Hz 10 kHz 40 kHz
6 cpm 60 cpm 600 cpm 6000 cpm 60 kcpm 600 kcpm 2.4 Mcpm

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Transducer Frequency Transducer Frequency

Response - Magnets on Curved Response - Magnets on Flat
Surfaces Surfaces

Transducer Frequency
Response - Stingers or Hand Transducer Frequency
Held Probes Response Curves

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Transducer Effectiveness Regions

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Stage One: Airborne Ultrasound, Shock Pulse, PeakVue, Stage Two: Envelope, Demodulation and Acceleration
Spike Energy, Envelope Spectrum

Stage Three: Outer race fault (inner race rotating) Stage Three: Outer race fault (outer race rotating)

Stage Three: Inner race fault (inner race rotating) Stage Three: Ball or roller fault (inner race rotating)

Stage Four

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