Offered
Gippsland Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)
United States of America Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Synopsis
What CM is and its benefits. Techniques: visual inspection techniques. Non-destructive testing. Analysis techniques for wear debris/contaminants in lubricants; CM of electrical machines. Performance analysis and obtaining data: application to pumps, boilers, heat exchangers, steam turbines, air compressors. Vibration analysis: overall level, assessment of severity, frequency analysis, phase angle. Appreciation of balancing methods. Getting the condition monitoring program going: justification, resources available to help. Fault diagnosis techniques applied to maintenance activities.
Assessment
Assignments: 60%
Examination 40%. Students are required to pass both components to pass the unit.
Contact hours
150 hours
