Fan Balancing
Preventative Maintenance - Fan Balancing
A fan imbalance occurs when its center of rotation differs from its center of gravity. This offset is usually the result of the customer's production process.
A fan wheel is subjected to many contaminants which can either adhere to or break off of the wheel, often repositioning the center of rotation. Once this imbalance has occurred, other mechanical ailments can compound the problem - bearing failure or structural deterioration of the wheel, frame and body of the unit, for example. If left unchanged, the problem can worsen to a catastrophic state, causing structural damage to your roof or the platform on which your fan is mounted, or even expelling parts from the fan while it is running at a high RPM. In both cases, changes of structural damange and workplace hazards are very high.
KCH Services offers on-site maintenance and training to help you get your equipment back in balance. WIth our own fan department conveniently located inside our facility, we can access replacement parts quickly and efficiently or balance your fan wheel utilizing the latest in Dynamic Balancing technology.
Advantages of having a well balanced machine include:
- Minimize Noise: Noise is often the result from a imbalanced fan.
- Minimize Structural Stress: The forces produced by vibrating equipment must be absorbed somewhere.
- Minimize Bearing Failure: Bearings absorb the majority of the forces produced from vibration.
- Increase Machine Life: A well balance fan will extend the time period between downtimes.
- Increase Productivity: Less downtime means more production time.
- Increased Personnel Safety: Fan failure dangers are minimized.
Once your exhaust fan has been balanced, a detailed report will be generated comparing your fan performance and functionality prior to the balance and after the balance was completed. This information can than be used as a baseline for you to gauge your system's performance and predict a problem before it becomes a critical situation.
Whether you have just one fan that needs attention or multiple systems, KCH has the personnel and resources to make it happen. Let KCH Services keep your air pollution control systems in top form!