Principles of Bearings Lubrication Shaft Alignment

Power-transmission physics

• Basic concepts
• The relationship between power, speed and torque
• Calculate the linear velocity of a rotating component
• Calculate speed ratio
• Efficiency and service factors

Bearings

• Types and terms
• Installation and maintenance of bearings
• Troubleshoot bearing failures
• Select bearings
• Shaft and housing fits
• Bearing materials of construction
• Types and installation of precision ball bearings
• Tapered roller bearings

Lubrication

• Select the right lubricant
• The right lubrication method
• Terminology
• Properties
• How to determine the required amount of lubricant
• Test procedures
• Flash and fire points
• Bearing operating environment
• Method to apply fluid lubricants

Couplings and Alignment

• Selecting a coupling
• Energy savings
• Shaft centerlines
• Shaft alignment process and its importance
• Different types of soft foot
• Shaft versus coupling alignment
• Different types of flexible couplings
• Coupling installation and interference fit
• Comparison of couplings

Power-Transmission Formulas

• Conversions

The Importance of Alignment

• Align two pieces of rotating machinery
• Correct soft foot
• Check run out
• Computer software programs
• Symptoms of misaligned rotating machinery
• Recognize and correct piping induced stress problems
• Tools and techniques to control lateral movement of machinery
• Alignment accuracy
• Measure misalignment
• Measure alignment with different coupling types
• Checking alignment
• Measure alignment
• Advantages and disadvantages of alignment systems on the market
  • Laser
  • LVDT
  • Electromechanical
  • CCD sensors