Contents

1. Introduction to Shaft Alignment, 2. Detecting Misalignment on Rotating Machinery, 3. Foundations, Baseplates, Installation, and Piping Strain, 4. Flexible and Rigid Couplings, 5. Preliminary Alignment Checks, 6. Shaft Alignment Measuring Tools, 7. Correcting Misalignment, 8. Alignment Modeling Basics, 9. Defining Misalignment: Alignment and Coupling Tolerances, 10. Reverse Indicator Method, 11. Face and Rim Methods, 12. Double Radial Method, 13. Shaft to Coupling Spool Method, 14. Face-Face Method, 15. Electronic and Electro-Optical Shaft Alignment Systems, 16. Measuring and Compensating for Off-Line to Running Machinery Movement, 17. Aligning Multiple-Element Drive Systems, 18. Aligning V-Belt Drives, 19. Bore Alignment, 20. Parallel Alignment, 21. Alignment Considerations for Specific Types of Machinery, 22. The History of Machinery Alignment