Root cause motor failure analysis with focus on shaft failures

By B.Ilayaraja HIL,Chennai

Statistical representation of service cost of a financial year

Annual cost
90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 3.7 5.5 11 15 18.5 22 37 0.75 others

Annual cost

Stresses
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Rotor assembly stresses Bearing stresses Shaft stresses Stator stresses

Parameter comparison of SS-2 & SS-4 pumps

Parameter Amps Spread Front end bearing temperature of motor Temperature of pump shaft Motor shaft temperature SS-2(flyash) 30 30 70 68 70 SS-4 (slurry) Unit 27 28 60 84 57 Amps Cm C C C

Environmental stresses-Transfer of sludge through belt transmission

Stator ,Rotor (shaft & bearing) stresses due to environment stresses

Bearing temperature at SS2 motor

High temp of motor bearing due to stress on bearing & shaft

Horizontal angularity of motor and bearing stress (temp rise at bearing housing )
Slanting Motor base

Bearing ,Shaft temperature at SS-4 pump &motor for comparison

High temp of Pump shaft shows frictional load generating heat