What is acceptance testing?
Formal testing conducted to determine whether a system satisfies its acceptance criteria and thus whether the customer should accept the system acceptance criteria.
Acceptance testing is black box testing that gives the client/customer/project manager the opportunity to verify the system functionality and usability prior to the system being released to production or being commissioned. The acceptance test is the responsibility of the client/customer or project manager; however, it is conducted with the full support of the project team. The test team also works with the client/customer/project manager or vendor.
It is essential that upon the installation of equipment, a baseline is taken on the entire machine to determine if a problem exists that needs to be corrected before the equipment is signed off. Baseline data also helps in predicting failures by comparing future readings against the baselines.
Redline Acceptance testing:
Vibration Analysis
- Identify resonance issues
- Identify misalignment
- Identify imbalance
- Identify lack-of lubrication
- Identify bearing faults
- Identify looseness
- Identify base faults
- Identify other mechanical issues
- correct machinery alignment
- correct mass imbalance
Thermography
- Identify loose electrical connections
- Identify faulty contact connections
- Identify bad fuse connections
- Identify other electrical connection faults
Oil Analysis
- Identify incorrect lube types
- Identify contaminated lube oils
- Identify internal alignment faults (Gears, Shafts)
- Identify bearing faults
Ultrasonic Analysis
- Identify air leaks
- Identify gas leaks
- Identify steam trap faults
- Identify pneumatic control leaks
Redline can also provide acceptance criteria specific to the components to be tested.
