BS ISO 10816-3:2009+A1:2017

This standard BS ISO 10816-3:2009+A1:2017 Mechanical vibration. Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on non-rotating parts is classified in these ICS categories:

• 21.020 Characteristics and design of machines, apparatus, equipment
• 17.160 Vibrations, shock and vibration measurements

This part of ISO 10816 gives criteria for assessing vibration levels when measurements are made in situ. The criteria specified apply to machine sets having a power above 15 kW and operating speeds between 120 r/min and 15 000 r/min.

The machine sets covered by this part of ISO 10816 include:

• steam turbines and generators with outputs less than or equal to 40 MW;

• steam turbines and generators with outputs greater than 40 MW and speeds other than 1 500 r/min, 1 800 r/min, 3 000 r/min or 3 600 r/min (although generators seldom fall into this category);

• rotary compressors;

• industrial gas turbines with outputs less than or equal to 3 MW;

• electrical motors of any type;

• blowers or fans.

  NOTE However, the vibration criteria presented in this part of ISO 10816 are generally only applicable to fans with power ratings greater than 300 kW or fans which are not flexibly supported. As and when circumstances permit, recommendations for other types of fans, including those with lightweight sheet metal construction, will be prepared. Until such time, classifications can be agreed between the manufacturer and the customer, using results of previous operational experience, see also ISO 14694 .

The following are excluded from this part of ISO 10816 :

• steam turbines and/or generators with outputs greater than 40 MW and speeds of 1 500 r/min, 1 800 r/min, 3 000 r/min or 3 600 r/min (see ISO 20816-2 );

• gas turbine sets with outputs greater than 3 MW (see ISO 10816-4 and ISO 20816-2 );

• machine sets in hydraulic power generating and pumping plants (see ISO 10816-5 );

• machines coupled to reciprocating machines (see ISO 10816-6 );

• rotodynamic pumps including integrated electric motors, i.e. where the impeller is mounted directly on the motor shaft or is rigidly attached to it (see ISO 10816-7 );

• rotary positive displacement compressors (e. g. screw compressors);

• reciprocating compressors (see ISO 10816-8 );

• reciprocating pumps;

• submerged motor-pumps;

• wind turbines.

The criteria of this part of ISO 10816 apply to in situ broad-band vibration measurements taken on the bearings, bearing pedestals, or housing of machines under steady-state operating conditions within the nominal operating speed range. They relate to both acceptance testing and operational monitoring. The evaluation criteria of this part of ISO 10816 are designed to apply to both continuous and non-continuous monitoring situations.

This part of ISO 10816 encompasses machines which may have gears or rolling element bearings, but does not address the diagnostic evaluation of the condition of those gears or bearings.

The criteria are applicable only for the vibration produced by the machine set itself and not for vibration which is transmitted to the machine set from external sources.