Consideration on grease supply cycle and vibration measurement of rotating equipment

Fujirai, Kosuke; Suganuma, Kazuaki ; Yamazaki, Yoshio 

In order to operate rotating equipment such as a cooling water pump, it is necessary to supply grease suitable for bearings of rotating equipment. The grease replenishment interval has a value recommended by the manufacturer depending on the operation time. However, an abnormal noise occurred earlier than the replenishment cycle. I thought that the current grease replenishment cycle is not suitable for maintenance and management of rotating equipment. Therefore, I tried to search for suitable grease replenishment interval using a vibration sensor installed in the cooling water pump. As a result, it was found that the replenishment interval of grease is too long according to the manufacturer recommended value and should be supplied before the vibration acceleration value increases.