Imbalance in Overhung Machinery

An overhung machine is one where the fan or impeller lies outside of the bearings that support the shaft. Figure 1, below, shows an illustration of an overhung impeller. Figure 1. Overhung impeller connected to a motor Overhung machines tend to have high 1X forces…

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Vibration Suppression: Active and Passive Systems

Machines are expected to vibrate as little as possible to avoid component fatigue/failure and in some cases, reduce user comfort level, for example, violent vibration of an automobile can lead to mechanical failure and driver discomfort. There are ways to avoid violent vibration such as…

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