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Identifying Unbalance in Forced Draft Fan Using Vibration Measurement Methods

Norman IskandarMechanical Engineering, Diponegoro University, Semarang, IndonesiaKusuma FebriyantoMechanical Engineering, Diponegoro University, Semarang, IndonesiaAwaludin AzizTanjung Awar-Awar Power Station Plant, PT Nusantara Power, Tuban, East Java, IndonesiaSulardjakaMechanical Engineering, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

Vol 8 No 5 (2024): Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2024 | Pages: 1-5

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 04-05-2024

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Abstract

The Forced Draft (FD) Fan is a component in a power plant that serves as a supplier of secondary air to assist combustion within the boiler. The Forced Draft Fan has a motor coupled to an impeller, where this component often experiences imbalance with very high vibration values. The imbalance can affect performance and decrease the efficiency of the Forced Fan. Special maintenance in the form of balancing is required to reduce vibration values according to ISO 10816-3 standards so that the Forced Draft Fan can operate safely. In one power plant, there was a Forced Draft Fan experiencing unbalance on the impeller side. In this study, the highest vibration value for the Forced Draft Fan was found at the MOH point, measuring 4.75 mm/s, and after balancing, the vibration value decreased to 0.82 mm/s.

Keywords

Forced Draft Fan, Vibration Test, Unbalance, Balancing


Citation of this Article

Norman Iskandar, Kusuma Febriyanto, Awaludin Aziz, Sulardjaka, “Identifying Unbalance in Forced Draft Fan Using Vibration Measurement Methods” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 5, pp 1-5, May 2024. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2024.805001

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