Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Statutory requirements
5 Coupling selection
5.1 General
5.2 Compliance
6 Purchaser's specification
7 Coupling rating
8 Construction requirements
8.1 General
8.2 Materials of construction
8.3 Coupling hubs
8.4 Bolting
8.5 Electrical insulation
8.6 Alignment provision
8.7 Rotor dynamic data
8.8 Non-horizontal applications
8.9 Additional requirements for gear couplings
8.10 Additional requirements for metallic flexible-element
couplings
8.11 Additional requirements for elastomeric couplings
9 Balance
9.1 Objectives
9.2 Balance quality
9.3 Additional balancing requirements
9.4 Verification of coupling balance
10 Accessories
11 Manufacturing quality, inspection, testing and preparation
for shipment
11.1 Manufacturing quality
11.2 Inspection and testing
11.3 Preparation for shipment
12 Vendor's data
12.1 General
12.2 Proposals
12.3 Contract data
Annex A (informative) Examples of misalignment
Annex B (informative) Example of the determination of potential
unbalance
Annex C (informative) Coupling tapers
Annex D (normative) Coupling guards
Annex E (informative) Coupling datasheets
Bibliography