HO U STO N

The Turbomachinery Laboratory

at Texas A&M University
presents...

Spring Continuing Education

April 12-15, 2011
• Rotordynamics
• Dry Gas Sealing Systems

Hilton Westchase Hotel

9999 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77042
For reservations: 713.974.1000 or 1.800.Hiltons
Group Code: Texas A&M University
Guest Room Rate with Texas A&M University: $109.00 per night
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/H/HOUWCHF-TAMU-20110411

Register Online at: http://engrevent.tamu.edu/event/100712

Registration Fee: $2250.00
 R OTO R DY N A M I C S
Instructed by
Leading Industry Expert:
Malcolm Leader
Malcolm E. Leader, P.E. is a Turbomachinery Consultant and Owner of Applied Machin-
ery Dynamics in Dickinson, Texas. He is currently involved in the design, testing, modi-
fication, and installation of rotating equipment. He spends time doing theoretical design
audits and working in the field implementing changes and overseeing installations. Mr.
Leader has written several papers on the subjects of experimental rotordynamics, bearing
design, design audits for rotating equipment, and practical implementation of rotordy-
namic programs.

Why You Should Attend

This course is for beginning and intermediate level engineers in the petro-
leum, chemical, power, and gas industries or anyone interested in the dynam-
ics of rotating machinery. The emphasis is on turbomachines such as tur-
bines, compressors, expanders, motors, pumps, and generators. The intent is
to understand the rotordynamics of these machines and their subcomponents
to help select, analyze, troubleshoot and repair them for maximum reliability
and minimum vibration problems. This is not a math intensive course. Case
histories and several workshops for hands-on evaluation of actual machines
will be given.
 R OTO R DY N A M I C S
CO U R S E AG E N DA
The following list of topics will be covered.
• Bearings and Seals • Transient Torsional Analysis
• Critical Speed Analysis • Modal Analysis use in Rotordynamics Analysis
• Unbalance Response • Overview of API RP 684:
• Rotor and System Stability A comprehensive short course presented by the
• Time Transient Analysis Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M Uni-
• Application Examples versity, a part of the Texas Engineering Experi-
• Torsional Vibration Analysis and Coupling Selection ment Station.
• Torsional Forced Response Analysis

D RY G AS S EA LI N G SYSTE M S
Instructors:

Jim McCraw, BP America, Inc.

Vladimir Bakalchuk, Flowserve
Rich Hosanna, John Crane
Glenn Schmidt, EagleBurgemann
 D RY G AS S E A LI N G SYSTE M S
CO U R SE OU TLI N E

1. Sealing of centrifugal compression equipment 4. Examples of applications

a. Compressor principals of operation a. Refineries
b. Axial and Beam style compressors, turbo b. Production (offshore and onshore)
expanders, centrifugal pumps c. Pipelines
c. Pressure / Velocity through compression stage d. Chemicals
d. Axial Force, Balance Piston and Bearings i. Low pressure refrigeration
e. Shaft sealing ii. Toxic
f. Seal cavity design e. LNG
g. Seal effects on rotordynamics
h. Compressor factory testing 5. DGS Retrofits
i. Gas seal installation & commissioning a. Assessing feasibility of a retrofit
j. Gas seal operation & maintenance b. Why Rotor dynamics
k. API-617 Requirements c. Cavity considerations & Seal selection
d. Compressor modification
2. Dry Gas Seals – Physical and Engineering princi- e. Tooling
pals of Operation and Design
a. Physical principals 6. DGS Failures and Troubleshooting
b. Engineering design a. Liquid contamination
c. Materials b. Particulate contamination
d. DGS arrangements c. Incorrect Installation
e. Secondary sealing elements d. System Failures
f. DGS factory testing e. Case studies / examples
f. Measures to improve DGS reliability
3. Requirements to sealing medium, its conditioning
and control
a. Quality of Sealing Gas - requirements
b. Sources of Sealing gas
c. Gas conditioning
d. Sealing gas controls and monitoring
e. Alarms and Shutdowns
f. API-614 requirements
 SHOR T CO U R S E DA I LY S C H E D U LE

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Thursday, April 14, 2011

7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00-10:00 Course Begins
10:00 Break
10:15-12:00 Resume Course
12:00 Luncheon Sponsored by Turbo Lab
1:00 Resume Course
3:00 Break
3:20-5:00 Resume Course
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00-10:00 Course Begins
10:00 Break
10:15-12:00 Resume Course
12:00 Luncheon Sponsored by Turbo Lab
1:00 Resume Course
3:00 Break
3:20-5:00 Resume Course

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Friday, April 15, 2011

7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00-10:00 Course Begins
10:00 Break
10:15-12:00 Resume Course
12:00 Luncheon Sponsored by Turbo Lab
1:00 Resume Course
3:00 Break
3:20-5:00 Resume Course
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 10:00 Course Begins
10:00 Break
10:15-12:00 Resume Course
12:00 Box Luncheon/Question and Answer

If you have additional questions please contact:

Rhonda Johnson
Marketing Director
Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University
Rhonda@turbo-lab.tamu.edu
979.845.8943
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April 2011 Short Course Registration Form

Hilton Westchase Hotel, Houston TX USA

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Please check which course you wish to attend (only one):
□ Dry Gas Sealing Systems for Centrifugal Compression Equipment, April 12-15, 2011
□ Rotordynamics, April 12-15, 2011
□ Magnetic Bearings, April 12-14, 2011

Please fax this completed form to 979-845-1835. For Registration Verification call 979-845-7417.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Written registration fee refund requests (by email, fax, or postal mail) must be received in the Turbomachinery Laboratory (TL) Office by midnight on
the posted cut-off date. A $250.00 administration fee will be deducted from the refund amount. Late cancellations (after the cancellation date) will be
reviewed on a case-by-case basis for personal hardships (death, injury, or illness of the attendee or an immediate family member). Refunds may also
be extended for acts of nature (hurricanes, etc.) and national emergencies (9/11, etc.). The TL does not refund for business decisions by the
attendee’s employer such as: job reassignment, plant emergencies, etc. However, we encourage substituting another employee so the attendees’
company receives the benefit of training. In the event of a “no-show” cancellation, short-course materials will be forwarded to the absent attendee.
The State of Texas does not allow the TL to extend credit to individuals or companies. Therefore, we cannot apply registration fees for a missed
course to another subsequent course.
The TL reserves the right to cancel any short course and return all fees in the event of insufficient registration. We reserve the right to cancel due to
unforeseen circumstances. The TL will not be responsible for any losses incurred by the registrants, including but not limited to airline cancellation
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