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    The document discusses different ways that vibration amplitude is measured and reported. It explains that RMS (root mean square) is the ISO standard, and is calculated by multiplying the peak amplitude by 0.707. To get peak amplitude from RMS, the RMS value is divided by 0.707. Peak-to-peak amplitude is used for displacement and is calculated by multiplying peak amplitude by 2. The key point is to be consistent in how amplitudes are reported, as the numerical values will differ depending on whether RMS, peak, or peak-to-peak is used.

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    The document discusses different ways that vibration amplitude is measured and reported. It explains that RMS (root mean square) is the ISO standard, and is calculated by multiplying the peak amplitude by 0.707. To get peak amplitude from RMS, the RMS value is divided by 0.707. Peak-to-peak amplitude is used for displacement and is calculated by multiplying peak amplitude by 2. The key point is to be consistent in how amplitudes are reported, as the numerical values will differ depending on whether RMS, peak, or peak-to-peak is used.

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    The document discusses different ways that vibration amplitude is measured and reported. It explains that RMS (root mean square) is the ISO standard, and is calculated by multiplying the peak amplitude by 0.707. To get peak amplitude from RMS, the RMS value is divided by 0.707. Peak-to-peak amplitude is used for displacement and is calculated by multiplying peak amplitude by 2. The key point is to be consistent in how amplitudes are reported, as the numerical values will differ depending on whether RMS, peak, or peak-to-peak is used.

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    4/9/2019 Measuring Vibration - Page 6

    The Difference Between RMS, Peak and Peak to Peak


    Amplitudes
    Again, all data is collected as an "RMS" value ("Root Mean Square"). That is
    an ISO convention and applies no matter what manufacturer's collector you
    may have.
    The "RMS" value is calculated by simply multiplying the peak amplitude
    (shown in the graphic below) by 0.707:
    RMS = Peak x 0.707

    But is that technically correct


    ?
    Technically, the RMS
    value of a pure sinusoid
    is equal to the area under
    the half-wave.
    That corresponds to
    (peak x 0.707) on a pure
    sinusoid.
    Pure sinusoids are rarely
    encountered in the world
    of mechanical vibration.
    Due to that, the trend
    amplitude value is
    calculated by simply
    multiplying the peak
    amplitude by 0.707.

    But some analysts prefer to display the amplitudes as a 'peak' amplitude


    (usually because the vibration severity charts they are using are in peak
    amplitude values). So how is that value calculated ?

    To calculate the 'Peak' amplitude, we divide the RMS value by 0.707.


    For those of you paying close attention, you may have noticed that,
    from start to finish, the way a peak amplitude is calculated is:
    Measure the peak amplitude.
    Multiply by 0.707 to obtain the RMS value.
    Divide by 0.707 to obtain the Peak value.

    In some cases - specifically the use of displacement amplitudes where the


    analyst wants the total amount of bearing movement back and forth - the
    'Peak to Peak' value is desired by the analyst. In that case, the peak value
    is simply multiplied by 2. Velocity and acceleration units are not typically
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    displayed as peak to peak since the important piece of information is what


    the maximum (peak) value is.
    So let's summarize:

    The highest (peak) value of collected data is multiplied by 0.707 to


    obtain the ISO standard of RMS amplitude. The majority of programs
    world-wide use this value.
    For those programs that wish to display the data as a 'peak' value, the
    RMS value is then divided by 0.707 to obtain the peak amplitude.
    For those situations where peak to peak amplitudes are desired, the
    peak amplitude is simply multiplied by 2.

    Summary: It doesn't matter which value you use - RMS or Peak - so long as
    you are CONSISTENT (another very important convention) !! Amplitude is,
    after all, simply a number from which we make certain generalizations
    about the machine condition. There is no exact, precise number above
    which disaster awaits and below which you are safe.
    Be aware of the conversion if comparing values between programs that use
    RMS and Peak values. This applies to spectrum plots as well.
    Now let's look at the vibration sensors - transducers.

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