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As a service provider, our team travels to a wide variety of industries and plants. We run into challenges which we overcome and learn from. Hear from our Engineers as we share the experiences, challenges, guidelines and tips. Let's keep learning together! You may also post your questions as comments and we will try to answer these as well.


High Gas Turbine-Generator Vibration GE Frame-9
A power generation company in Oman was facing high vibration issue in one of the GTs. At Full Load of around 100 MW, the turbine was...
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High Fan Vibration & Bearing Failures
The customer was experiencing frequent Fan bearing failures due to excess vibration amplitudes. Osborne Engineering was invited to...
2 min read


Turbomachinery Vibration Analysis Using Online Vibration Monitoring Systems: Periodic Monitoring
Turbomachinery (Steam & Gas Turbines, Centrifugal Compressors, etc.) of Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Power industries are provided with...
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Why & when to do Fan Balancing? -Improve bearing life and machine reliability!
Why does fan balancing on time, what to do before going for fan balancing and how to balance a fan? These are many questions the...
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Multi-Stage Pump High Vibration Issues - Vibration Analysis
*Sample image as photography was prohibited on site Case History - Vibration Analysis & Troubleshooting of Pump High vibration on a large...
Nitheesh Abdul Rahman
Sep 27, 20244 min read
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High Gas Turbine-Generator Vibration GE Frame-9
A power generation company in Oman was facing high vibration issue in one of the GTs. At Full Load of around 100 MW, the turbine was...
Nitheesh Abdul Rahman
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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High Fan Vibration & Bearing Failures
The customer was experiencing frequent Fan bearing failures due to excess vibration amplitudes. Osborne Engineering was invited to...
Nitheesh Abdul Rahman
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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Torque those bolts! - The importance of torquing base bolts - Case study
How often have we seen the hold-down bolts torqued by hand or using pipes? There is a common misconception that tightness is always...
Nitheesh Abdul Rahman
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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The Importance of Precise Pulley Alignment (Belt or Chain Driven Machines)
Do you have repeated belt failures or failure of drive end bearing for a motor? Do you have rotor gap issues or repeated electrical...
Nitheesh Abdul Rahman
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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Turbomachinery Vibration Analysis Using Online Vibration Monitoring Systems: Periodic Monitoring
Turbomachinery (Steam & Gas Turbines, Centrifugal Compressors, etc.) of Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Power industries are provided with...
Nitheesh Abdul Rahman
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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Why & when to do Fan Balancing? -Improve bearing life and machine reliability!
Why does fan balancing on time, what to do before going for fan balancing and how to balance a fan? These are many questions the...
Nitheesh Abdul Rahman
Aug 20, 20242 min read
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