27th International Pump Users Symposium Proceedings
Lectures | Tutorials | Case Studies | Discussion Groups | Short Courses
LECTURES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE MANUFACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, AND ASSEMBLY OF
OSORIO-CANOAS OIL PIPELINE FLOW PUMPS
Kellson Takenaka Menezes, Jose Carlos Coelho Costa, Diana Nogueira, Joilson de S. Rangel Jr., Raphael Timbó Silva, and Edson Mesquita Marinho
FIFTEEN YEARS OF FIELD EXPERIENCE IN LNG EXPANDER TECHNOLOGY
Vinod Patel and Hans E. Kimmel
SUBMERGED PUMPS AND EXPANDERS WITH MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR HAZARDOUS APPLICATIONS
Vinod Patel and Steve Rush
CAVITATION IN RECIPROCATING POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
Karsten Opitz, Oliver Schade, and Eberhard Schlücker
INFLUENCE OF IMPELLER LEADING EDGE PROFILES ON CAVITATION AND SUCTION PERFORMANCE
Ravi Balasubramanian, Eugene Sabini, and Simon Bradshaw
CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS FOR CO2 APPLICATIONS
Lorenzo Bergamini
TUTORIALS
ISO 13709 2ND EDITION/ API 610 ELEVENTH EDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Frank J. Korkowski, Roger L. Jones, and Jack D. Sanders
A GUIDE TO GASKETING PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICES
Mike Shorts and members of the Gasket Division of the Fluid Sealing Association
WITNESS TESTING OF API 610 CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS AND API 611 STEAM TURBINES
Nirmal “Nick” Ganatra and R.C. Patel
BEARING MAINTENANCE PRACTICES TO ENSURE MAXIMUM LIFE
Miles Woodard and Mark Wolka
PIPELINE VIBRATIONS AND PRESSURE PULSATIONS—REASONS AND SOLUTIONS
Eberhard Schlücker
AN END-USER’S GUIDE TO CENTRIFUGAL PUMP ROTORDYNAMICS
Bill Marscher
CO2 CAPTURE AND PUMPING
Ron Adams
CASE STUDIES
SEAL AND BEARING FAILURE ON A TWO-STAGE OVERHUNG PUMP
John Schmidt
BEARING FAILURE ON A BOILDER FEED WATER PUMP
Kevin Karban, Kerry Gunn
CANNED MOTOR PUMP FAILURE
Vineet Jindal
UPGRADING A SET OF LARGE COOLING WATER PUMPS WITH THE AIM TO INCREASE CAPACITY
Frank Visser
ROTOR RETROFITS IMPROVE PUMP STATION VIBRATION
Jeffrey R. West
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS ON A MULTISTAGE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
Maki Onari
PERFORMANCE LOSS INVESTIGATION USING THERMAL IMAGING
Scott McPherson
THE ELIMINATION OF VOC EMISSIONS FROM A RECIPROCATING PUMP STUFFING BOX
Gary Dyson, Mike Bixler, Paul Brown
HIGH PRESSURE SEALING SYSTEMS FOR BOILER CIRCULATING PUMPS
Alton Smith, Eric Vanhie
EVALUATING THE LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF COMPOSITE WEAR RINGS IN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS
Robert Aronen, martin Russek
WEAR REDUCING TECHNOLOGY NEWLY APPLIED TO SEVERE PUMPING SERVICES
Terry Wiltz, Dave Hertel, Doug Kimball, Tom Newman, Chris Zielewski
HAZARDS OF REVERSE PUMP ROTATION
Robert Talbot
THE EFFECTS OF FOUNDATION PIERS ON THE NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF A VERTICALLY MOUNTED SEWAGE PUMP
Paul A. Boyadjis
SOLVING SUPER-SYNCHRONOUS VIBRATION ON A DOUBLE SUCTION PUMP
Maki M. Onari, William D. Marscher, Gene Sabini, Kris Olasin
MODIFICATION OF THE BB1 PUMP VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS TO MEET ISO 13709
Simon Bradshaw, Eugene Sabini
PAPERS PRESENTED BUT NOT PUBLISHED
4-QUADRANTS CHARACTERISTICS OF CENTRIFUGAL PUMP AND UNSTEADY COMPUTATIONS OF ABNORMAL OPERATING POINTS
Laurent Gros, Anthony Couzinet, and Daniel Pierrat
API 682 MECHANICAL SEALS FOR THE PETROLEUM, CHEMICAL, AND PIPELINE INDUSTRIES
Gordon Buck and Henri Azibert
HOW TO USE DECISION TREES TO IMPROVE OPERATOR CONFIDENCE AND REDUCE OPERATING ERRORS
Julien LeBleu
DISCUSSION GROUPS
GROUP P1 - CENTRIFUGAL PUMP OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND RELIABILITY
GROUP P3 - BEARINGS AND LUBRICATION
GROUP P4 (JOINTLY WITH T8)- COUPLINGS AND ALIGNMENT
GROUP P5 - VERTICAL PUMP PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
GROUP P6 (JOINTLY WITH T2)- MONITORING VIBRATION AND OTHER CRITICAL MACHINE CONDITIONS
GROUP P8 - PIPELINE APPLICATION
GROUP P9 - ENERGY SAVINGS THROUGH FACILITY ORGANIZATION
GROUP P10 - IMPROVING MEAN TIME BETWEEN PUMP FAILURES
SHORT COURSES
SHORT COURSE P1 - AN INTRODUCTION TO ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS
SHORT COURSE P2 - VIBRATION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN TURBOMACHINERY
SHORT COURSE P3 - SEALING SYSTEMS ENERGY EFFICIENCY
SHORT COURSE P4 - PUMP HYDRAULIS WITH A MINIMUM OF MATHEMATICS
SHORT COURSE P5 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CENTRIFUGAL PUMP AND SYSTEM INTERACTION
SHORT COURSE P6 - PUMP CAVITATION PHYSICS, PREDICTION, CONTROL, TROUBLESHOOTING