TrakVue® Machinery Off-Line-to-Running Video Precision Alignment Measurement
Characterizing Off-Line-to-Running Machinery Movement Using High-Resolution Video
About TrakVue®
Virtually all rotating equipment will undergo a change in position during start-up and while running that affects the alignment of the shafts due to thermal growth and/or piping pressure loads due to changes in the operating condition of equipment from unloaded to loaded operating points, and/or casing and support counter-reactions to the torque produced by rotors as they function. Quickly and confidently diagnose and resolve the improper alignment these operating conditions cause with the “hands off” and highly accurate (< 0.5 mil, or 13 micron) TrakVue® software.
"The TrakVue® video-based system will be
a game-changer for quickly understanding
the complicated alignment movement which
can cause serious problems in machinery."
John Piotrowski
Turvac, Inc.
Typical Uses
For rotating machinery driver/ driven systems of any speed, horsepower, and size.
Driver machinery that undergoes a change in casing temperature, such as:
- Electric motors and generators
- Steam turbines & gas turbines
- Internal combustion engines
Speed changers (e.g. gear boxes and fluid drives).
Driven machinery that is pumping or compressing fluid with a significant change in temperature or nozzle loads:
- Centrifugal or positive displacement compressors
- Centrifugal or positive displacement pumps
- HVAC equipment
