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EDI’s 33 R D ANNUAL TECHNICAL SEMINAR

June 22-26, 2015

VIBRATION IN
RECIPROCATING & ROTATING
MACHINERY & PIPING
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
on the Riverwalk
in beautiful San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas 78249-4018

16117 University Oak

SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT
Engineering Dynamics Incorporated will present their annual the preparation of procurement specifications and the
seminar Vibration in Reciprocating and Rotating Machinery evaluation of equipment bids.
and Piping on June 22-26, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
in San Antonio, Texas. The seminar will include discussions of the theory, the methods
available to analyze various problems, and case histories of
This seminar has been prepared for those engineers/analysts various types of problems. “Rules of Thumb” which can be
who work with plant machinery and piping and must useful to quickly evaluate vibration and machine designs are
make decisions about the reliability and safety of systems presented. The seminar will be presented by experienced
experiencing high vibration. EDI engineers who are routinely involved in evaluating and
troubleshooting vibration and failure problems in reciprocating
Engineers involved in the design and construction of process and rotating machinery, piping, and structures.
and power plants will also benefit, as the seminar covers the
latest design procedures for ensuring acceptable dynamic Computer generated and field measured animations will
design characteristics of machinery and piping. Procedures illustrate the basic concepts of pulsation, as well as machinery
are presented for rotordynamic evaluation of rotating and structural vibration behavior. Theoretical derivations will
machinery to confirm compliance with API codes 610, 611, be held to a minimum; however, they will be included in the
612, 616, 617 and 684. manuals for reference.

Engineers who work with reciprocating compressors and

pumps will benefit from the discussion of the digital computer
simulations that are used to satisfy the API 618 and API
674 Design Approaches. This information will be useful in

IF YOU WORK WITH

• Reciprocating Compressors and Pumps
• Centrifugal Compressors and Pumps
• Pulsation Design/Performance Evaluation
• Piping Vibration/Stress Analysis
• Turbine, Motor, and Engine Drives
• Variable Frequency Drives/Gear Boxes
• Foundations and Structure Vibration
• Fans, Blowers & Screw Compressors
• Vibration Diagnostics/Computer Monitoring Systems

This seminar will help you understand the fundamentals of machinery

and piping vibration and assist you in determining their safety and
reliability. You will gain insight into methods for analyzing systems in
the design stage to eliminate/prevent problems. Participants will
be awarded 3.2 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for satisfactory
completion of the course.
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ENGINEERING DYNAMICS INCORPORATED 2015 SEMINAR

VIBRATION IN RECIPROCATING & ROTATING MACHINERY AND PIPING
FUNDAMENTALS TORSIONAL VIBRATION ANALYSIS DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
BASIC VIBRATION THEORY ♦ Theory & Analysis Methods CASE HISTORIES - RECIPROCATING
♦ Natural Frequencies/Mode Shapes ♦ Engine, Compressor, & Motor Excitations ♦ Failures in Compressors/Piping
♦ Forced Vibration Response ♦ Transient/VFD Drive Analysis Systems
♦ Damping/Amplification Factor ♦ Measurement Techniques ♦ Failures in Pumps/Piping Systems
VIBRATION MEASUREMENT AND ♦ Crankshaft Failures/Foundation
INSTRUMENTATION
PULSATION ANALYSIS Resonances
♦ Vibration and Pulsation Transducers
BASIC PULSATION THEORY ♦ Development of Solutions
♦ Acoustic Resonance Phenomena
♦ Data Acquisition Systems
♦ Impact Testing and Modal Analysis ♦ Pulsation Generation Mechanisms
CASE HISTORIES - ROTATING
♦ Coupling Mechanisms/Shaking Forces
♦ Critical Speeds/Instabilities
PIPING ANALYSIS ♦ Acoustic Simulation Methods
♦ Torsional/VFD Problems
BASICS OF VIBRATION RESPONSE ♦ Gear Box Problems
♦ Natural Frequencies of Piping Spans
MODELING OF COMPRESSOR AND
PUMP SYSTEMS ♦ Flow-Induced/Special Problems
♦ Dynamic Restraints/Clamp Design
♦ EDI Digital Computer Techniques
♦ Excitation and Coupling Mechanisms
♦ EDI Design Philosophy CASE HISTORIES - STRUCTURAL
PIPING STRESS ♦ Accumulators/All-Liquid Filters ♦ Modal Analysis Examples
♦ Fatigue Endurance Limits ♦ Cavitation, Suction Head (NPSH) ♦ Impeller/Blade Resonances
♦ Thermal Stress ♦ Valve Dynamics/Failures ♦ Bearing Housing/Case/Skid
♦ Forced Response
♦ ASME, API Codes STRUCTURAL VIBRATION
♦ Strain Gage Testing/Criteria COMPRESSOR MANIFOLD VIBRATION
PIPING VIBRATION ALLOWABLE ♦ Common Natural Frequency Modes

♦ Stress vs. Displacement and Velocity ♦ Typical Failures/Causes

♦ Criteria/Guidelines/Rules of Thumb ♦ Measurement Techniques

♦ Sample Problems ♦ Vibration Control Techniques

ROTORDYNAMIC ANALYSIS COMPRESSOR FOUNDATION

MODELING TECHNIQUES AND SKID VIBRATION
♦ Types of Failures
♦ Critical Speeds/Mode Shapes
♦ Diagnostic Procedures
♦ Undamped Critical Speed Map
♦ Frame/Anchor Bolts/Grout
♦ Fluid Film Bearings and Seals
Problems
ROTOR RESPONSE AND SENSITIVITY ♦ Shaking Forces/Natural
♦ Analysis Procedures per API Frequencies
♦ EDI Rotordynamic Code ROTORE ♦ Operating Deflection Shape
♦ Effect of Bearings/Seals
♦ Effect of Unbalance & Location FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
♦ Computer Animations ♦ Static & Dynamic Models
♦ Fatigue Investigations
ROTOR STABILITY ♦ Foundation/Skids/Structures
♦ Fundamentals
♦ SCF at Discontinuities
♦ Log Dec Criteria
♦ Oil/Gas Seals/Aerodynamic Loading
♦ Forced Nonsynchronous Vibration

SEMINAR SPEAKERS AND PROGRAM INFORMATION

Experienced engineers from the EDI staff, including Jim Tison, Ken Atkins,
Stephen Price, Phil Grazier, Troy Feese, and Charles Hill
will present the technical topics and case histories.
The seminar will begin at 8:30 A.M. on Monday, June to access a Hyatt weblink for hotel reservations. The
22, 2015 and conclude Friday Noon, June 26, 2015. Hotel is holding a limited block of standard rooms at
Continental breakfast will be available each morning a discounted rate for reservations made by May 1,
at 8:00 A.M. 2015. After this date these rooms will be released and
obtaining a room may be difficult and at a higher
For advance registration and payment received by rate. For phone reservations please reference the EDI
May 1, 2015, the course fee is $1800. The fee for Seminar to obtain the discounted room rate.
registration received after May 1, 2015 is $1900. The
registration fee includes seminar manuals, continental EDI reserves the right to cancel the seminar by May 1, 2015
breakfasts, luncheons and coffee breaks. at its sole discretion. In the unlikely event of cancellation, all
seminar fees will be refunded. Refunds for travel and lodging
Cancellations received by May 1, 2015 will be entitled are subject to the policies of their respective providers.
to a full refund. After May 1, 2015 a $200 cancellation
fee will be applied. Contact EDI at (210) 492-9100
For hotel reservations, contact the Hyatt Regency or visit our website www.engdyn.com
Hotel toll-free 1-888-421-1442 or visit the EDI website for further details.

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