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Although rotor dynamic characteristics are very important for smooth and continuous operation of machinery, static alignment of rotors is also equally important. This is because heavily misaligned shafts could cause excessive runouts that could lead to high vibration.
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Subbiah, R., Littleton, J.E. (2018). Rotor Train Alignment. In: Rotor and Structural Dynamics of Turbomachinery. Applied Condition Monitoring, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73296-1_6
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