Tech Note 112

Vibration Severity Level ISO 10816-1

ISO 10816 Vibration Severity Standards

ISO 2372 (10816) Standards provide guidance for evaluating vibration severity in machines
operating in the 10 to 200Hz (600 to 12,000 RPM) frequency range. Examples of these types of
machines are small, direct-coupled, electric motors and pumps, production motors, medium
motors, generators, steam and gas turbines, turbo-compressors, turbo-pumps and fans. Some of
these machines can be coupled rigidly or flexibly, or connected though gears. The axis of the
rotating shaft may be horizontal, vertical or inclined at any angle. Use the chart below combined
with additional factors described in this manual to judge the overall vibration severity of your
equipment.

Shaft Speed (RPM)

Less than 2,000 Greater than 2,000

Mounting Drive Category Mounting Drive Category

Rigid Mounting Rigid Drive I Rigid Mounting Rigid Drive II

 Flex Drive II Flex Drive III

Flexible Rigid Drive II Flexible Rigid Drive III

Mounting Mounting

Flex Drive III Flex Drive IV

ISO 2372 (10816) Standards provide guidance for evaluating vibration severity
in machines operating in the 10 to 200Hz (600 to 12,000 RPM) frequency range.
Examples of these types of machines are small, direct-coupled, electric motors and
pumps, production motors, medium motors, generators, steam and gas turbines,
turbo-compressors, turbo-pumps and fans. Some of these machines can be coupled
rigidly or flexibly, or connected though gears. The axis of the rotating shaft may be
horizontal, vertical or inclined at any angle. Use the chart below combined with
additional factors described in this manual to judge the overall vibration severity of
your equipment.
Norma ISO 2372-1974
VIBRACIN MECNICA DE MQUINAS CON VELOCIDADES DE
OPERACIONES ENTRE 100 Y 200 REV/S.
Bases para la especificacin de estndares de evaluacin.
Las caractersticas ms relevantes de la norma ISO 2372 son:

Es aplicable a los equipos rotativos cuyo rango de velocidades de giro est entre 600 y 12.000
RPM.

Los datos que se requieren para su aplicacin son el nivel global de vibracin en velocidad - valor
eficaz RMS, en un rango de frecuencia entre 10 y 1.000 Hz, distinguiendo varias clases de equipos
rotativos segn la Tabla 3.

Para utilizar la norma ISO 2372, basta con

clasificar la mquina en estudio dentro de la clase
correspondiente y una vez obtenido el valor global
de vibracin entre 600 y 60.000 CPM localizar en
la Tabla 4 la zona en la que se encuentra.

Clase Descripcin

Clase I Equipos pequeos hasta 15 kW.

Clase Equipos medios, de 15 a 75 kW o hasta

II 300 kW con cimentacin especial.

Clase Equipos grandes, por encima de 75 kW

III con cimentacin rgida o de 300 kW con
cimentacin especial.

Clase Turbomaquinaria (equipos con RPM >

IV velocidad crtica).

Tabla 3: Clasificacin de equipos en ISO 2372. Tabla 4: Severidad de la vibracin en ISO 2372.