Alignment Tip - Pipe strain
Ensure that suction or discharge piping is not causing strain on the machines before attempting shaft alignment.
Strain coming from suction or discharge piping can cause excessive stresses in the machine. These stresses get transmitted to the equipment body. As the equipment rotates, stresses within the body keep changing. This also tends to change the internal alignment of the shaft. If the shaft doesn’t maintain its location within the housing while the equipment is running, shaft alignment will continuously change during operation, even if it was set right at the stationary condition.
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1) Posted 11:39 am, 01 May 2009 by Mr. Anis M. Nazir