Cooling Tower Vibration Monitoring

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Closed Loop Cooling Tower System

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Types of Mechanical Draft Towers

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Typical Power Plant

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Cooling Towers At Nuclear Plants

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Cooling Tower Critical Components

Fans Gear Boxes Motors

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Cooling Tower Failures - Blades

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Cooling Tower Failures - Gearboxes

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Cooling Tower Application Issues

Towers are very flexible High vibration values during startup. Complex gearbox (1800/120 RPM) Neighboring cells effect measurement Starting cell 2 can shut down cell 1 Reversing fans in cold climates Water build up in blades Speeds are slow and based on diameter Distance to control room Corrosion from bad pH

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Existing Earthquake Sensors

Calibrated by dropping sledgehammer Do not always trip Some use Ball and Pedestal Operators do not like climbing the tower Alarm value usually set to high to help No provision for Startup (Tx) No OK Circuit

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CMCP-500 Series Monitoring

Transmitter or Monitor 24 VDC Powered Trip Multiply Standard OK Circuit ADC Option RF Link option Fiberglass or SS NEMA 4X Enclosures

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12 Cell Cooling Tower Monitoring System

Typical Rotating Machinery and Sensors Circulating Water Pumps (2) 6 Accelerometers 4 Eddy Probe Systems 2 Phase Cooling Tower Pumps (2) 6 Accelerometers Gearbox and Fan (12) 12 Accelerometers or Velocity Motor and Jackshaft (12) 12 Accelerometers (Output Shaft)
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10 Cell Cooling Tower Monitoring System

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Dual Path Monitoring

Displacement (mils) Running speed (1X) Blade passing Blade multiples Velocity (in/sec) Gear mesh Bearings

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Dual Path Monitoring System

CMSS793V Transducer CMCP-602L-32-01-01 Cable CMCP-5302 Monitoring System w/ CMCP-530-100V-02R-XXX-XXX 0 to 1.0 in/sec (0 to 25 mm/sec) CMCP-535-100V-03-XXX-XXX 0 to 15 mils (0 to 375 microns)

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Circulating Water Pumps

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Where are the Cooling Towers ?

Power Generation Steam Nuclear Geothermal Hydrocarbon Processing (HPI) Refineries Chemical Plants Food Processing Tropicana Campbell Soup Large Buildings (HVAC)
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