Any follow up on this problem amer93...any findings...is the machine still running...do you have any online monitoring system for this old machine...do you have any trends for the trips...how has been the previous coastdown vs the last one...
one might not have any idea what is the motive of manager....but you have to focus on your deliverables
if your job is to ensure reliability of equipments you monitor, make sure you understand the different failure modes in which your machines may fail....then try to put in place through...
if it is for machinery protection - follow what oem provides
if it is for inhouse monitoring - to know the best possible earliest indication of impending faults, you may want to lower alarms for different equipments based on trends that the machine operates normally
i am assuming here that you...
you have to read the standard in totality....Lot of variables at play
kw rating of machine, kind of support foundation, speed of machine
for special machines often oem provide guidelines, where oem guidelines are not available one has to assess the condition based on available standards at...