Pump Discussion Groups
A Discussion Group is a forum to address problems attendees bring to the floor and to find solutions to those problems. Suggested Topics listed are suggestions only; actual topics discussed will be determined by each session’s attendees.
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Discussion Group P1/T1: Couplings and Alignment
Presented Twice
| Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 10:30 AM | Level Three, Room 381C |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 2:00 PM | Level Three, Room 371D |
Discussion Leaders:
| Thomas Davidson, Coordinator (Linde LLC, LaPorte, TX) | |
| Terry Roehm (Marathon Oil Company, Houston, TX) | |
| Morgan M. Bruck (Hydraulic, Measurement, and Inspection Consulting, LLC, Dayton, OH) | |
| Michael Johnson (GenOn, Houston, TX) | |
| Chris Rackman (John Crane Flexibox, Houston, TX) |
Suggested Topics:
- Coupling guard design
- Shaft alignment and tolerances
- Balancing methods
- Coupling selection and specifications
- Shaft alignment methods
- Thermal growth considerations
- Application of optical alignment
- Hub/shaft fits and keys
- Coupling types and applications
- Startup problems
- 7th Edition recommendations
- Allowable nozzle loads
- Warmup piping procedures
- Case deflection, temperature, and pressure
- Piping alignment
- Pipestrain
Discussion Group P2/T2: Monitoring Vibration and Other Critical Machine Conditions
Presented Twice
| Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 8:45 AM | Level Three, Room 372D |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 10:30 AM | Level Three, Room 371D |
Discussion Leaders:
| William D. Marscher, Coordinator (Mechanical Solutions, Inc., Whippany, NJ) |
| Ron Adams, Coordinator (Sulzer Pumps, Brookshire, TX) |
| Mike Pepper, Coordinator (ExxonMobil, Houston, TX) |
| Steve Locke, Coordinator (DuPont, Old Hickory, TN) |
| Thomas Kaiser (Sulzer Pumps Inc., Brookshire, TX) |
| Paul Boyadjis (Mechanical Solutions, Inc., Whippany, NJ) |
| Al Miller (Flowserve Corporation, Taneytown, MD) |
| Jack Claxton (Patterson Pump Company, Toccoa, GA) |
| Maki Onari (Mechanical Solutions, Inc., Whippany, NJ) |
| Simon Bradshaw (ITT Goulds Pumps, Seneca Falls, NY) |
Suggested Topics:
- Effectiveness of condition monitoring on unspared equipment
- Value of, or ROI of, condition-based monitoring
- ODS and integration with condition-based monitoring
- Vertical pump monitoring
- Below ground
- Hydraulic induced vibration: structural, system, rotor
- Vertical pump vibration standards
- Measurement and character of unsteady cavitation conditions
- Standard locations for vibration measurement on horizontal pumps
- Wireless devices: radio noise, effectiveness, experiences
- Vibration spectrum for 3-5% GVF in centrifugal pumps
- Vertical turbine pump structural resonance analysis
- Module pump installations, i.e., experience with nongrouted baseplates
- Vibration test methods and use
- Finite element analysis and use
- Condition monitoring methods
- Troubleshooting methods and fix options
- Hydraulic and system issues
- Mechanical installation issues
- Seals and bearings – how they affect vibration
- Rotordynamics
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 2:00 PM | Level Three, Room 371F |
Discussion Leaders:
| Lisa Ford, Coordinator (Lufkin Industries, Pollok, TX) |
| Greg Elliott (Lufkin Industries, Pollok, TX) |
| Marc Hagn (Enterprise Products, Seymour, IN) |
Suggested Topics:
- New gear applications
- Power loss and oil flow considerations
- Rotordynamics
- Bearings for gear drives
- Installation questions
- Metallurgy/heat treat methods
Discussion Group P5/T5: Lubrication
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 10:30 AM | Level Three, Room 371F |
Discussion Leaders:
| Charlie Rutan (Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX) |
| Kerry Gunn (LyondellBasell, Houston, TX) |
| Leslie Thilagan (Bechtel Corporation, Houston, TX) |
Suggested Topics:
- Types of oils used
- Mineral (A & B)
- Synthetic
- EP Oils
- Testing
- Frequency
- Types of Test (Internal Lab and Outside Lab)
- System Filtration (Microns?)
- Oil Mist
- System design
- Dry Sump
- Wet Sump
- Greases
- Type
- Frequency
- Grease mixing and compatibility
- Rolling Element Bearings
- Failure cause identification
- L10 life (Theory versus reality, Bearing versus system)
Discussion Group P6: Centrifugal Pump Operation, Maintenance, and Reliability
Presented Twice
| Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 2:00 PM | Level Three, Room 381A |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 2:00 PM | Level Three, Room 372F |
Discussion Leaders:
| Jacek Jarosz, Coordinator (Flint Hills Resources, Houston, TX) |
| Kerry Gunn, Coordinator (LyondellBasell, Houston, TX) |
| Dale Atwell (Celanese Corporation, Florence, KY) |
| Watson Tomlinson (Flowserve Corporation, Mount Holly, NC) |
| Ralph Borchard (LyondellBasell, Houston, TX) |
| Luis Gonzalez (Flint Hills Resources, Pine Bend Refinery, Rosemount, MN) |
| William McCollough (Flint Hills Resources, Pine Bend Refinery, Rosemount, MN) |
Suggested Topics:
- Pump/system improvements for energy savings and optimization
- Seal-less versus sealed pump reliability, canned motor pumps versus mag drive pump reliability
- Pump predictive/preventive maintenance program elements
- Measures of effectiveness of preventive and predictive programs for pumps
- Roles of operations and maintenance/reliability in improvements and data collection
- Reliability experience with liquid versus non contacting gas seals applications
- Maintenance philosophy for pumps
- Spare parts – OEM versus non-OEM
- Repairs – OEM versus non-OEM service facilities
- Pump foundation, alignment and pipe strain influence of reliability
- Impact of corporate purchasing alliances on pump reliability
- Repair facilities alliances
- New equipment purchasing alliances
- Repair techniques and material improvements
- Portable and on-line monitoring – impact on reliability
- Wireless monitoring – impact on reliability and risk of failure
- Mean time between failure – how do we measure, and how do we use the metric?
- Optimization of thrust bearings configuration
- Lubrication system impact on reliability – oil mist versus flood, oil selection
Discussion Group P7: Mechanical Seals
| Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 10:30 AM | Level Three, Room 381A |
Discussion Leaders:
| Mike Huebner, Coordinator (Flowserve Corporation, Deer Park, TX) |
| Henri Azibert, Coordinator (A.W. Chesterson Company, Groveland, MA) |
| Eric Vanhie (EagleBurgmann, Houston, TX) |
| Shifeng Wu (A.W. Chesterson Company, Groveland, MA) |
Suggested Topics:
- Electronic seal monitoring
- When and where to apply noncontacting double gas seal technology
- When and where to use dry running backup seals
- Mean time between failure – how to evaluate and compare
- Mechanical seals for multiphase applications
- Materials – i.e. compatibility, application, and life cycle with regard to face combinations, o-rings, packing, etc.
- Conventional tandem and double seals for emission control; system configurations, buffer fluids, etc.
- Split seals
- High/low temperature applications
- Evaluating applications for sealed versus sealless pumps
- Slurries and other solid laden processes
- API 682
- Dealing with emissions regulations at county, state, or federal level
Discussion Group P8: Vertical Pump Problems and Solutions
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 10:30 AM | Level Three, Room 372D |
Discussion Leaders
| Eric Vanhie, Coordinator (EagleBurgmann, Houston, TX) |
| Bob Davis (Sulzer Pumps, Brookshire, TX) |
Suggested Topics:
- Petrochemical industries
- Installation
- NPSH
- Materials
- Bearings
- Maintenance
- Vibration
- Lubrication
- Paper industries
- Power industries
- Tolerances
- Nozzle loads
Discussion Group P9: Sealless Pumps
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 10:30 AM | Level Three, Room 372F |
Discussion Leaders:
| Ron Carlson, Coordinator (Flint Hills Resources, Corpus Christi, TX) |
| Dan Wood (Dupont, Wilmington, DE) |
| Jim Lobach (Teikoku/Chempump, Warminster, PA) |
| Dennis Fegan (Powerdyne Consultants, Houston, TX) |
Suggested Topics:
- Types of sealless pumps & application limitations such as HP, pressure, temperature, solids, etc.
- Applications where sealless pumps have been successfully applied, and where they have failed
- Environmental performance in VOC or HON services.
- Any new developments to improve reliability or extend where they can be applied?
Discussion Group P10: Pipeline Application
| Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 8:45 AM | Level Three, Room 381C |
Discussion Leaders:
| Bill Litton, Coordinator (Magellan Midstream Partners LP, Tulsa, OK) |
| Bruce Weber, Coordinator (Champion, Houston, TX) |
| Morg Bruck (Hydraulic, Measurement, and Inspection Consulting, LLC, Dayton, OH) |
| Ralph Dickau (Enbridge Pipelines, Edmonton, Canada) |
| George Maddox (Best Pumpworks, Tyler, TX) |
| Mike Nigro (Weir Services, Deer Park, TX) |
Suggested Topics:
- Operation
- Single
- Series
- Batch products
- Parallel
- Maintenance
- Mechanical seals
- Bearings
- Pigging
- Vibration
- Hydraulic rerates
- Destaging
- Volute chipping
- Volute inserts
- Impeller underfilling
- Equipment monitoring
- Types of monitoring
- Data collected and stored
- Cost of monitoring
- Benefits of monitoring
Discussion Group P11: Energy Savings Through Facility Organization
| Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 2:00 PM | Level Three, Room 381C |
Discussion Leaders:
| Joe Silvaggio, Coordinator (Siemens Demag Delaval Turbomachinery, Inc., Trenton, NJ) |
| Chris Zielewski, Coordinator (ExxonMobil Chemical, Baton Rouge, LA) |
Suggested Topics:
- Operating the pump at the best efficiency point
- Pump operation with variable speed drives
- Trimming impellers to meet actual demand requirements
- Changing impellers for the pump application
- Optimizing the pump for the application
- Other hardware modifications of enhancing efficiency
Discussion Group P12: Improving Mean Time Between Pump Failures
| Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 8:30 AM | Level Three, Room 372D |
Discussion Leaders:
| John P. Joseph II, Coordinator (Rotating Equipment Systems, LLC, Friendswood, TX) |
| Bill Litton, Coordinator (Magellan Midstream Partners LP, Tulsa, OK) |
| Mike Smith (Flowserve Corporation, Irving, TX) |
| Morg Bruck (Hydraulic, Measurement, and Inspection Consulting, LLC, Dayton, OH) |
Suggested Topics:
- Mechanical/Metallurgical design requirements for pump components
- Design and installation of pump baseplates
- Proper hydraulic fit of pumps
- Mechanical alignment targets/procedures
- Pump repair criteria