INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
ISO
10816-3
Second edition
2009-02-01
Mechanical vibration — Evaluation of
machine vibration by measurements on
non-rotating parts —
Part 3:
Industrial machines with nominal power
above 15 kW and nominal speeds
between 120 r/min and 15 000 r/min when
measured in situ
Vibrations mécaniques — Évaluation des vibrations des machines par
mesurages sur les parties non tournantes —
Partie 3: Machines industrielles de puissance nominale supérieure à
15 kW et de vitesse nominale de fonctionnement entre 120 r/min et
15 000 r/min, lorsqu'elles sont mesurées in situ
Reference number
ISO 10816-3:2009(E)
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ISO 10816-3:2009(E)
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ISO 10816-3:2009(E)
Contents
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Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................iv
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................v
Scope......................................................................................................................................................1
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Normative references............................................................................................................................2
Measurement procedures and operational conditions .....................................................................2
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Machine classification ..........................................................................................................................5
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Evaluation...............................................................................................................................................6
Annex A (normative) Evaluation zone boundaries........................................................................................10
Bibliography......................................................................................................................................................12
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ISO 10816-3:2009(E)
Foreword
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 10816-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 108, Mechanical vibration, shock and condition
monitoring, Subcommittee SC 2, Measurement and evaluation of mechanical vibration and shock as applied
to machines, vehicles and structures.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 10816-3:1998). The main change is the
deletion of pumps from the scope, which now are dealt with in ISO 10816-7.
ISO 10816 consists of the following parts, under the general title Mechanical vibration — Evaluation of
machine vibration by measurements on non-rotating parts:
Part 1: General guidelines
Part 2: Land-based steam turbines and generators in excess of 50 MW with normal operating speeds of
1 500 r/min, 1 800 r/min, 3 000 r/min and 3 600 r/min
Part 3: Industrial machines with nominal power above 15 kW and nominal speeds between 120 r/min and
15 000 r/min when measured in situ
Part 4: Gas turbine sets with fluid-film bearings
Part 5: Machine sets in hydraulic power generating and pumping plants
Part 6: Reciprocating machines with power ratings above 100 kW
Part 7: Rotodynamic pumps for industrial applications, including measurements on rotating shafts
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Introduction
ISO 10816-1 is the basic document describing the general requirements for evaluating the vibration of various
machine types when the vibration measurements are made on non-rotating parts. This part of ISO 10816
provides specific guidance for assessing the severity of vibration measured on bearings, bearing pedestals, or
housings of industrial machines when measurements are made in situ.
Two criteria are provided for assessing the machine vibration. One criterion considers the magnitude of the
observed vibration; the second considers the changes in the magnitude. It must be recognized, however, that
these criteria do not form the only basis for judging the severity of vibration. For some machine types, it is also
common to judge the vibration based on measurements taken on the rotating shafts. Shaft vibration
measurement requirements and criteria are addressed in separate documents, namely ISO 7919-1[1] and
ISO 7919-3[2].
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ISO 10816-3:2009(E)
Mechanical vibration — Evaluation of machine vibration by
measurements on non-rotating parts —
Part 3:
Industrial machines with nominal power above 15 kW and
nominal speeds between 120 r/min and 15 000 r/min when
measured in situ
1 Scope
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 with power up to 50 MW;
steam turbine sets with power greater than 50 MW and speeds below 1 500 r/min or above 3 600 r/min
(not included in ISO 10816-2);
rotary compressors;
industrial gas turbines with power up to 3 MW;
generators;
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[4].
The following are excluded from this part of ISO 10816:
land-based steam turbine generator sets with power greater than 50 MW and speeds of 1 500 r/min,
1 800 r/min, 3 000 r/min or 3 600 r/min (see ISO 10816-2);
gas turbine sets with power greater than 3 MW (see ISO 10816-4);
machine sets in hydraulic power generating and pumping plants (see ISO 10816-5);
machines coupled to reciprocating machines (see ISO 10816-6);
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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;
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.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 496, Driving and driven machines — Shaft heights
ISO 2954, Mechanical vibration of rotating and reciprocating machinery — Requirements for instruments for
measuring vibration severity
ISO 10816-1, Mechanical vibration — Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on non-rotating
parts — Part 1: General guidelines
3 Measurement procedures and operational conditions
3.1 General
The general measurement procedures are in accordance with ISO 10816-1, subject to the recommendations
specified below.
3.2 Measurement equipment
The measurement equipment shall be capable of measuring broad-band root-mean-square (r.m.s.) vibration
with flat response over a frequency range of at least 10 Hz to 1 000 Hz in accordance with the requirements of
ISO 2954. Depending on the vibration criteria, this may require measurements of displacement or velocity or
combinations of these (see ISO 10816-1). However, for machines with speeds approaching or below
600 r/min, the lower limit of the flat response frequency range shall not be greater than 2 Hz.
NOTE
1 000 Hz may be necessary.
If the measurement equipment is also to be used for diagnostic purposes, an upper frequency limit higher than
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