1The Practical Application of ISO 1940/1Balance Quality Requirements of Rigid Rotors

by D.L. Pete Bernhard

D. L. "Pete" Bernhard has more than 34 yearsexperience in machinery vibration analysis, dynamicbalancing and instrumentation, including 28 years withthe former IRD Mechanalysis. Mr. Bernhard received aBachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering (1953)from the University of Wichita. He is a member of theVibration Institute and has published numerous paperson vibration and balancing topics.

ABSTRACTInternational Standard ISO 1940/1 is a widely-acceptedreference for selecting rigid rotor balance quality. Thispaper is presented as a tutorial and user's reference ofthe standard and its practical applications.

A simplified method is shown for determiningpermissible residual unbalance for various rotorclassifications. Emphasis is given to allocatingpermissible residual unbalance to appropriate correctionplanes for rotor configurations, such as unsymmetrical,narrow and overhung rotors. Finally, a comparison ofvarious balance quality grades is made withMIL-STD-167-1 and API balance limits.

INTRODUCTIONThe International Standards Organization, ISO,published Standard 1940/1 "Balance QualityRequirements of Rigid Rotors," which has been adoptedby the American National Standards Institute, ANSI, asS2.19-1975, "Balance Quality Requirements of RotatingRigid Bodies." It has also been adopted by BRITISHStandards as BSI 6861 and by GERMAN Standards asVDI 2060.

ANSI standards are available from -

American National Standards Institute1430 BroadwayNew York, NY 10018

ISO 1940/1 requires an understanding ofbalancing and its terminology if the standard is tobe understood and used properly. The reader isdirected to the paper's "Balance Terminology"section for a summary of terms used in thispaper.

USING THE STANDARDThe use of the standard involves the followingsteps:

1. Select a balance quality grade "G number"from Table 1 based on rotor type.

2. Use the Figure 1 (A or B) graph to determinethe permissible residual specific unbalancevalue, eper for the rotor's maximum operatingspeed and the selected "G number." Thenmultiply eper by rotor weight to obtain thepermissible residual unbalance, Uper.

3. Allocate Uper to the balancing correctionplanes based on rotor configuration.

Performing step 1 simply requires the user to findthe rotor type that most nearly describes the oneto be balanced.

Step 2 is more involved as it requires using thegraph in Figure 1 to find the permissible specificunbalance, followed by multiplying by rotorweight and then a constant to convert Uper toproper units (gram-inches or ounce-inches). Thisstep can be simplified by using some simpleequations to calculate Uper directly.

Step 3, allocating Uper, is often not performedbecause it is not easily understood.

Therefore, the following pages provide asimplified method for step 2 and describe theprocedures for step 3.

2Table 1 Balance quality grades for various groups of representative rigid rotors(From ISO 1940/1)

BalanceQualityGrade

Product of theRelationship(eper x ww)

1), 2)

mm/s

Rotor Types - General Examples

G 4 000 4 000 Crankshaft/drives3) of rigidly mounted slow marine diesel engines with uneven number of cylinders4)

G 1 600 1 600 Crankshaft/drives of rigidly mounted large two-cycle engines

G 630 630 Crankshaft/drives of rigidly mounted large four-cycle enginesCrankshaft/drives of elastically mounted marine diesel engines

G 250 250 Crankshaft/drives of rigidly mounted fast four-cylinder diesel engines4)

G 100 100 Crankshaft/drives of fast diesel engines with six or more cylinders4)

Complete engines (gasoline or diesel) for cars, trucks and locomotives5)

G 40 40 Car wheels, wheel rims, wheel sets, drive shafts

Crankshaft/drives of elastically mounted fast four-cycle engines (gasoline or diesel) with six or more cylinders4)

Crankshaft/drives of engines of cars, trucks and locomotivesG 16 16 Drive shafts (propeller shafts, cardan shafts) with special requirements

Parts of crushing machines

Parts of agricultural machinery

Individual components of engines (gasoline or diesel) for cars, trucks and locomotives

Crankshaft/drives of engines with six or more cylinders under special requirements

G 6.3 6.3 Parts of process plant machines

Marine main turbine gears (merchant service)

Centrifuge drums

Paper machinery rolls; print rolls

Fans

Assembled aircraft gas turbine rotors

Flywheels

Pump impellers

Machine-tool and general machinery parts

Medium and large electric armatures (of electric motors having at least 80 mm shaft height) without specialrequirements

Small electric armatures, often mass produced, in vibration insensitive applications and/or with vibration-isolatingmountings

Individual components of engines under special requirementsG 2.5 2.5 Gas and steam turbines, including marine main turbines (merchant service)

Rigid turbo-generator rotors

Computer memory drums and discs

Turbo-compressors

Machine-tool drives

Medium and large electric armatures with special requirements

Small electric armatures not qualifying for one or both of the conditions specified for small electric armatures ofbalance quality grade G 6.3

Turbine-driven pumpsG 1 1 Tape recorder and phonograph (gramophone) drives

Grinding-machine drives

Small electric armatures with special requirements

G 0.4 0.4 Spindles, discs and armatures of precision grinders

Gyroscopes

1) w = 2pn/60 n/10, if n is measured in revolutions per minute and w in radians per second.

2) For allocating the permissible residual unbalance to correction planes, refer to "AIIocation of Uper to correction planes."3) A crankshaft/drive is an assembly which includes a crankshaft, flywheel, clutch, pulley, vibration damper, rotating portion of connecting rod, etc.

4) For the purposes of this part of ISO 1940/1, slow diesel engines are those with a piston velocity of less than 9 m/s; fast diesel engines are those with a

piston velocity of greater than 9 m/s.

5) In complete engines, the rotor mass comprises the sum of all masses belonging to the crankshaft/drive described in note 3 above.

3 Figure 1-A Maximum permissible residual unbalance, eper (From ISO 1940/1)

MAXIMUM SERVICE SPEED IN RPM

4 Figure 1-B Maximum permissible residual unbalance, eper (From ISO 1940/1)

MAXIMUM SERVICE SPEED IN RPM

5BALANCE QUALITY GRADESTable 1 shows the balance quality grades for avariety of rotor types. The "G" number is the productof specific unbalance and the angular velocity of therotor at maximum operating speed and is a constantfor rotors of the same type.

G = e x w = constant

This is based on the fact that geometrically similarrotors running at the same speed will have similarstresses in the rotor and its bearings.

Balance quality grades are separated by a factor of2.5. However, G numbers of intermediate valuemay be used to satisfy special requirements. Forexample, a standard pump impeller has a suggestedbalance quality grade of G 6.3. Special conditionsmay require a better balance quality of G 4.0 tosatisfy installation in an area with low structure-bornenoise limits.

DETERMINING PERMISSIBLERESIDUAL UNBALANCE - Uper

Uper = eper x m

(m = rotor mass)

Permissible residual unbalance is a function of Gnumber, rotor weight and maximum service speed ofrotation. Instead of using the graph to look up the"specific unbalance" value for a given G number andservice RPM and then multiplying by rotor weight(taking care to use proper units), Uper can becalculated by using one of the following formula:

Uper (oz-in) = 6.015 x G x W/N (W in Ibs.)

Uper (g-in) = 170.5 x G x W/N (W in Ibs.)

Uper (g-mm) = 9549 x G x W/N (W in kgs.)

G = Balance quality grade from Table 1

W = Rotor weight

N = Maximum service RPM

A slide rule that calculates Uper is also availablefrom some balancing machine manufacturers.

ALLOCATION OF UperTO CORRECTION PLANESUper is the total permissible residual unbalance andmust be allocated to the balancing correction planesused based on rotor dimensions and configuration.

For rotors balanced in a single correction plane, allof the Uper applies to that correction plane.

For rotors balanced in two correction planes, Upermust be allocated to each correction plane based onrotor configuration and dimensions.

SYMMETRICAL ROTORS

Figure 2 Symmetrical rotors

Rules for symmetrical rotors. (See Figure 2.)

1. Correction planes are between bearings.2. Distance "b" is greater than 1/3 "d."3. Correction planes are equidistant from the

center of gravity.

Uper left = Uper right = Uper/2

When correction planes are NOT equidistant fromthe center of gravity, then -

Uper left = Uper (hR/b)Uper right = Uper (hL/b)

The Uper left or Uper right should not be less than30% or more than 70% Uper. If they are, then userules for narrow rotors.

6ROTORS WITH OUTBOARDCORRECTION PLANES

Figure 3 Rotor with outboard planes

Rules for rotors with correction planes outside thebearings. This is often referred to as a "dumb-bell"rotor configuration. (See Figure 3)

Both correction planes are outboard of the bearings.

b > d

Adjust Uper by ratio of d/b. (Reduces Uper)

Uper = Uper (d/b) Uper = Adjusted value

When correction planes are not equidistant from thecenter of gravity, calculate Uper left and right asfollows:

Uper left = Uper (hR/b) Uper right = Uper (hL/b)

OVERHUNG AND NARROW ROTORS

Figure 4 Overhung rotors

Rules for overhung and narrow rotors. (See Figures4 and 5).1. Distance between correction planes is less than

1/3 the distance between bearings. b < 0.33 d.2. Assumes equal permissible dynamic bearing

loads.

3. Couple corrections are made 180 apart in theirrespective planes.

4. The plane for static corrections may be a thirdplane or either of the planes used for couplecorrections.

5. Allocate Uper as static and couple residualunbalance as follows:

Ustatic = Uper/2 x d/2c

Ucouple = Uper/2 x 3d/4b

Figure 5 Narrow rotors

Permissible unbalance allocations for overhung andnarrow rotors require that two plane unbalancecorrections be divided into static and coupleunbalance equivalents. This can be donegraphically by plotting the two plane balance solutionvectors UL and UR as shown in Figure 6. Connectvectors UL and UR as shown. The vector from theorigin to the mid-point of vector CL-CR is one-halfthe rotor's static unbalance. Vectors CL and CR arethe couple unbalance.

Figure 6 Static-couple graphical derivation

.

7Figure 7 Comparison of API, ISO & MIL-STD-167-1 balance tolerances

MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS OPERATING RPM

1 in = 25.4 mm 1 mil = 25.4 m1 mm = .0394 in 1 mm = .0394 mil

1 lb = 454 gm 1 oz = 28.35 gm1 kg = 2.2 lb 1 gm = .0353 oz

1 oz in = 720 g mm1 g mm = .00139 oz in

8STANDARDS COMPARISONA frequent question is, "How do the ISO 1940/1quality grades compare with other balancingstandards, such as API and MIL-STD-167-1?" Acomparison graph and data tabulation appears inFigure 7. Three ISO grades (6.3, 2.5 and 1.0), MIL-STD-167-1 and API balance quality standards arecompared in tabular and graphical form. Inaddition, Uper was calculated for a constantcentrifugal force of 50 pounds (10% of static journalload). A symmetrical 1000 pound rotor with theC.G. midway between bearings and correctionplanes was used. Static load at each journal is 500pounds and centrifugal force was calculated foreach Uper.

To more clearly show the relationship, a summaryof balance quality standards and their correspondingcentrifugal forces are shown in Table 2 as apercentage of journal static loading for 900, 1200,1800 and 3600 RPM.

Table 2 Centrifugal force as a percent ofjournal static load

900 RPM 1200 RPM 1800 RPM 3600 RPM

BalanceQuality

Std.

Uperoz- in

F/L % Uperoz- in

F/L % Uperoz- in

F/L % Uperoz- in

F/L %

AN51G6.3 21 6.0% 15.8 8.1% 10.5 12.0% 5.3 24.1%

ANSI 62.5 8.3 2.4% 6.3 3.2% 4.2 4.8% 2.1 9.6%

MIL-STD 4.4 1.3% 3.3 1.7% 2.2 2.5% 1.1 5.1%

ANSI G1.0 3.3 0.9% 2.5 1.3% 1.7 1.90% 0.8 3.7%

API 2.2 0.6% 1 7 0.8% 1.1 1.3% 0.6 2.6%

Uper = Permissible residual unbalance for each correction plane

F = Centrifugal force due to residual unbalance

L = Journal static load L = W/2 W = 1000 lbs.

From the graph and Table 2, it is easy to see thatthe API standard demands a low residual unbalancelevel and with a smaller unbalance force load on therotor's bearings. However, the effort to achieve thisresult may not always be cost effective.

Published balance tolerances provide everyone witha common reference for communicating balancequality expectations, as well as what the providerpromises. Proper interpretation and application ofeach is needed to realize satisfaction for everyone.

BALANCE TERMINOLOGYBALANCE QUALITY GRADE - GXXX - for rigidrotors, G, is the product of specific unbalance, e,and rotor maximum service angular velocity.Service angular velocity is service RPM expressedin radians per second.

G = e x w = constant

CENTER OF GRAVITY - the point in a bodythrough which the resultant of the weights of itscomponent particles passes for all orientations ofthe body with respect to a gravitational field C.G.

CORRECTION (BALANCING) PLANE - planeperpendicular to the shaft axis of a rotor in whichcorrection for unbalance is made.

COUPLE UNBALANCE - that condition ofunbalance for which the central principal axisintersects the shaft axis at the center of gravity.

CRITICAL SPEED - speed at which a systemresonance is excited. The resonance may be of thejournal supports (rigid mode) or flexure of the rotor(flexural mode).

DYNAMIC UNBALANCE - that condition ofunbalance for which the central principal axis is notparallel to and does not intersect the shaft axis.

9Note: Dynamic unbalance is equivalent to twounbalance vectors in two specified planes whichcompletely represent the total unbalance of therotor.

Note: Dynamic unbalance may also be resolvedinto static and couple unbalance vectors whosevector sum is also equal to the total unbalance ofthe rotor.

FLEXIBLE ROTOR - a rotor that does not satisfythe rigid rotor definition because of elasticdeflection.

PERMISSIBLE RESIDUAL UNBALANCE Uper - themaximum residual unbalance permitted for a rotoror in a correction plane.

Uper = eper x mwhere m = rotor mass

PRINCIPAL INERTIA AXIS - the coordinatedirections corresponding to the principal moments ofinertia. In balancing, the term principal inertia axisis used to designate the of the central principal axismost nearly coincident with the shaft axis of therotor.

RESIDUAL (FINAL) UNBALANCE - the unbalanceof any kind that remains after balancing.

RIGID ROTOR - a rotor is considered rigid if itsunbalance can be corrected in any two correctionplanes. After the correction, the residual unbalancedoes not change significantly at any speed up to themaximum service speed.

ROTOR - a body capable of rotation whichgenerally has journals supported by bearings.

STATIC UNBALANCE - that condition of unbalancefor which the central principal axis is displaced onlyparallel to the shaft axis.

SPECIFIC UNBALANCE - static unbalance Udivided by rotor mass m (i.e., mass eccentricity).

Note: In the case of a rotor with two correctionplanes, specific unbalance may refer to theunbalance in one plane divided by rotor massallocated to that plane.

REFERENCES

1. ISO 1940/1, "Balance Quality Requirements ofRigid Rotors." International Organization forStandardization.

2. ANSI S2. 19-1975, "Balance Quality

Requirements of Rotating Rigid Bodies."American National Standards Institute.

3. BSI 6861, "Balance Quality Requirements of

Rigid Rotors." British Standards Institution. 4. VDI 2060, "Balance Quality Requirements of

Rigid Rotors." German Standards Institution. 5. Standard Paragraphs, API Subcommittee on

Mechanical Equipment, Revision 19, September1991. American Petroleum Institute.

6. MIL-STD-167-1 (SHIPS), 1 May 1974,

"Mechanical Vibrations of ShipboardEquipment." Department of the Navy, NavalShip Systems Command.

7. "DYNAMIC BALANCING HANDBOOK,"

October 1990, IRD Mechanalysis Inc. 8. ISO 1925, Balancing Vocabulary. International

Organization for Standardization.

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