Balance Quality Requirements of Rigid Rotors - IRD Balancing

1 in = 25.4 mm
1 mm = .0394 in
1 lb = 454 g
1 kg = 2.2 lb
Figure 7 Comparision of API, ISO & MIL-STD-167-1 balance tolerances
MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS OPERATING RPM
Useful Conversions
1 mil = 25.4 µm
1 µm = .0394 mil
1 oz = 28.35 g
1 g = .0353 oz
COMPARING API, ISO & MIL-STD-167-1
BALANCE TOLERANCES
U per = Permissible residual unbalance FOR EACH CORRECTION PLANE in ounce inches. (oz-in)
W = Rotor Weight In Pounds. W = 1000 lbs. for all examples shown.
N = Maximum Continuous Operating RPM.
G = ISO Balance Quality Grade Number, i.e. 6.3, 2.5, 1.0 etc.
F c < 10% Journal Static Load Uper = 56.347 x (Journal Static Load W/2)
ISO Uper = G x 6.015 x W/2
N
MIL-STD-167-1 Uper = 0.177 W (0 to 150 RPM)
= 4000 W / N2 (150 to 1000 RPM)
= 4 W / N (Above 1000 RPM)
W = Total Rotor Weight
API Uper = 4 W / N (W = Journal static Load)
F c = 1.77 (RPM/1000) 2 (oz-in) [Centrifugal Force]
DATA TABULATION
MIL-STD-167 ISO G 6.3 ISO G 2.5 ISO G 1.0 API FC = 10%W/2
N
150
500
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
Uper oz-in Centr.
Force
177
16 42
1.33
1.0
.8
.67
.57
7
7
7
7
14
21
28
35
43
49
Uper oz-in Centr.
Force
126.0
38.0
19.0
9.5
6.3
4.7
3.8
3.2
2.7
5
17
34
67
100
133
168
201
234
Uper oz-in Centr.
Force
50.0
15.0
7.5
3.8
2.5
1.9
1.5
1.3
1.1
2.0
6.6
13.3
26.6
39.8
53.8
66.4
79.7
92.8
Uper oz-in Centr.
Force
20.0
6.0
3.0
1.5
1.0
.8
.6
.5
.4
0.8
2.7
5.3
10.6
15.9
21.2
26.6
31.9
37.3
N 2
Uper oz-in Centr.
Force
13.3
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.5
1.8
3.5
7.1
9.6
14.2
17.7
19.1
26.0
1252.0
113.0
28.0
7.0
3.1
1.8
1.1
0.8
0.6
1 oz in = 720 g mm
1 g mm = .00139 oz in
Uper oz-in Centr.
Force
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
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