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Table 5
Operation Faults and Possible Causes:
Trouble
Cause
Risk Warning
Correction
Alignment fault Increased restoring
forces on shafts
and bearings of the
connected ma-
chines.
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Disconnect drive
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Remove cause for alignment fault
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Re-align coupling
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Check disk packs for damages such
as cracks, dents or similar damages,
and replace them, if necessary
Damaged disk
packs
Disk breakage,
spacer can fly out
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Disconnect drive
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Check coupling components for
damages and replace parts, if nec-
essary
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Check alignment
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Verify coupling design
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Replace disk packs
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Verify balance state of plant compo-
nents and correct it, if necessary
Unbalance Vibrations,
disk
breakage
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Disconnect drive
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Check disk packs for damages, such
as cracks, dents or similar damages,
and replace them, if necessary
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Verify balance state of plant compo-
nents and correct it, if necessary
Running
noises/
vibrations
Loose screw
connections
Spacer can fly out
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Disconnect drive
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Check coupling parts for damages,
replace parts, if necessary
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Verify alignment of coupling
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Tighten nuts with the specified
tightening torque
Alignment faults Increased restoring
forces on shafts
and bearings of the
connected ma-
chines
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Disconnect drive
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Remove cause for alignment fault
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Re-align coupling
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Replace disk packs
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Verify balance state of plant compo-
nents and correct it, if necessary
Overloading
due to very high
torque
Disk breakage,
spacer can fly out
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Disconnect drive
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Verify coupling design in cooperation
with TSCHAN GmbH
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Replace coupling
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Install larger coupling, if necessary
Disk pack
damages
Contact with
aggressive
products
Disk breakage,
spacer can fly out
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Disconnect drive
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Check coupling parts for damages
and replace parts, if necessary
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Replace disk packs
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Verify balance state of plant compo-
nents and correct it, if necessary
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Verify alignment of coupling
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Prevent contact with aggressive
products