When

Tuesday September 27, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM MDT
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BETA Machinery Analysis, Classroom 
Suite 118, 4242 7th Street SE
Calgary, AB T2G 2Y8  

 
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Hilmar Bleckmann 
BETA Machinery Analysis
A Wood Group Company
403-245-5666
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Reciprocating Pump Design Considerations Unlike Centrifugals ***CANCELLED***
Background 
Reciprocating Pump Design Model Designers of pump packages and the associated piping system are generally familiar with centrifugal pump
best practices that ensure a safe and reliable installation. Reciprocating pump installations, however, require special design considerations beyond those typically included in a centrifugal pump installation design.

An incomplete design basis for reciprocating pump installations can lead to costly remedial actions after commissioning, significant downtime, or more serious problems which, if undetected, can lead to failures of pump components, requiring a major redesign of the pump installation.

Objectives  
The goal of this course is to provide insight into the design considerations and industry best practices for reciprocating pump installations to maximize the system integrity and avoid costly redesign and repairs.

Participants will gain an understanding of:
  • Centrifugal vs. reciprocating working principles
  • Typical centrifugal pump design practices
  • Operational & reliability problems when applied to reciprocating pump systems
  • Reciprocating pump best design practices
  • Approaches, tips and tricks to employ in the design phase, including specialty studies
  • Key issues, challenges, and lessons learned when designing reciprocating pump installations
Course Outline
  • Reciprocating Pump Training Vibration Analysis Introduction to reciprocating pumps
  • Centrifugal vs. reciprocating working principles
  • Advantages and disadvantages of reciprocating pumps over centrifugal pumps
  • Demonstration of different components in a reciprocating pump
  • Reciprocating pump operational principles
  • Empirical sizing methods for pump and pulsation dampeners
  • Piping design
  • Centrifugal pumps
  • Reciprocating pumps: pulsations
  • Pulsation considerations
  • Pulsation resonance
  • Pulsation dampener
  • Cavitation
  • Mechanical considerations
  • Piping layout
  • Clamps
  • Pipe supports
  • Case studies
  • Conclusions
A series of case studies and examples are used throughout the material to illustrate these design issues and their implications in the field.

Who Should Attend 

This course is for engineers, managers, and technical staff involved in the design, commissioning, and installation of industrial centrifugal and positive displacement pump and piping systems.

 Technical training in BETA's classroom Registration

  • $500.00 $200.00 early registration if paid by Tuesday, 20 September 2016 ***seat sale!***
  • $600.00 $300.00 after 20 September 2016
  • $400.00 $150.00 each when registering 3 or more from the same company ***best price***

Please note: this event has been rescheduled to September 27, 2016

  • Included: Continental breakfast, lunch, snack, course materials, knowledge, fun.
    Certificates of completion available (7.5 hours formal instruction eligible for CEU or PDH).     
  • Not included: Accommodation and transportation. 

Instructors

Jordan Grose, Manager, Vibration Integrity Group, BETA Jordan Grose, PEng
Manager, Vibration Integrity Group

Jordan is a mechanical engineer with a wide range of domestic and international design, field, and monitoring experience with pumps, compressors, and other production machinery. He has specialized skills in vibration, performance, and troubleshooting; and significant international experience in on- and offshore production facilities. Jordan has been with BETA Machinery Analysis for the last 12 years. He has extensive teaching experience, and has authored, co-authored, and presented several articles and technical papers on rotating machinery and piping topics.

Jordan currently leads BETA’s Vibration Integrity Group in addressing plant-wide vibration risk in piping and machinery systems.  The group addresses client’s integrity needs by identifying vibration risks in production assets, and systematically mitigating those risks with engineering analyses through to practical solutions. The goal of the Vibration Integrity Group is to increase the value of production assets by preventing and mitigating failures due to vibration.

Ramin Rahnama, Project Engineer, BETA Ramin Rahnama, PEng
Project Engineer

Ramin received his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, specialized in Machine Dynamics, from the University of Calgary in 2010. He has been with BETA Machinery Analysis for more than 5 years and has worked on many different projects in machinery system vibration design by performing mechanical, pulsation, performance, and thermal stress analyses. He also has been leading vibration troubleshooting and maintenance projects for pump and compressor packages in on- and offshore production facilities in many different countries. Ramin currently is a Project Engineer working with design and field teams in BETA, leading special needs projects, and developing tools for field vibration analysis. He has authored and co-authored papers at several industry conferences.

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