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Below is a list of the Case Studies that were presented at Pump 24 (2008):

CASE STUDY SESSION ONE
Thursday 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Room 342D, Level THREE

Case Study 1: Vibration Problems (Acoustical and Bearing Housing Resonance) Resolved on Centrifugal Pump
presented by: William R. Litton and J.D. Matlock, Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, Tulsa, OK

Case Study 2:Microcrystalline Diamond Coated Seal Faces for Strong Challenging Multiphase Pump Application
presented by: Nikolaus Necker, Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG, Wolfratshausen, Germany

Case Study 3: Vertical Pump Motor Synchronous Vibration Case Study
presented by: John Bezugly, Enterprise Products Operating, L.P., Mont Belvieu, TX

CASE STUDY SESSION TWO
Thursday, 8:30-10:00 am
Room 332D, Level THREE

Case Study 4: Challenges for Pumps Handling Hot Refinery Residuum
presented by: Stanley Deonarine, Petrotrin, Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad & Tobago, and Anthony F. Soby, Shell Global Solutions International, Pleasanton, CA

Case Study 5: The Coupled Vibration Analysis for Vertical Pumps and the Pump Station
presented by: Michiko Sugiyama, EBARA Corp., Tokyo, Japan, and Shuji Yamashita, NIPPON STEEL Corp., Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Case Study 6: Adequacy of the Flow Loop Control of Pumps Operating in a Parallel Configuration Whenever Any of the Pumps are Tripped
presented by: Marcelo de C. Bonniard and Oscar Felippe von Meien, PETROBRAS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

CASE STUDY SESSION THREE
Thursday 10:30-12:00 pm
Room 342D, Level THREE

Case Study 7: Collaborative Seal Selection—From Problem Evaluation to Commissioning
presented by: Gerald Milner, Nova Chemicals Ltd., Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Case Study 8: Effect of Gas Seals on Pump Performance at Low Suction Pressure and Flow
presented by: Christopher W. Graser, ITT-Goulds Pumps, Seneca Falls, NY

Case Study 9: Pump Baseplate Resonance Responsible for Large Piping Vibration and Component Failures
presented by: José A. Vázquez, DuPont, Wilmington, DE

Case Study 10: Innovative VFD Pump System for Hydrocarbon Products Pipeline
presented by: Brian Verdehem, ITT Goulds Pumps, Stafford, TX, and Kevin Dostal, Enterprise Products, Kearney, MO

CASE STUDY SESSION FOUR
Thursday 10:30-12:00 pm
Room 332D, Level THREE

Case Study 11: Pump Performance and Energy Efficiency Improvement Through Pump Refurbishment and Internal Coatings of Horizontal Split Case Pumps
presented by: Paul Maier, Richard Metzger and Chris King, Monroe County Water Authority, Rochester, NY

Case Study 12: Improving Reliability of Canned Motor Pumps in Refrigeration Service
presented by: King Molder, McKinley Climatic Laboratory, Eglin AFB, FL, and S. Dennis Fegan, Hermetic Pumps Inc., Humble, TX

Case Study 13: Dual Seal Integral Pumping Devices that Increase Pump Reliability and Safety
presented by: Heinz P. Bloch, Process Machinery Consulting, West Des Moines, IA, Christopher J. Carmody and Alan Roddis, AESSEAL plc, Rotherham, UK

Case Study 14: A Vibration Problem in Vertical Circulating Water Pumps
presented by: Paul Behnke, Bechtel Power Corp., Frederick, MD

REGISTRATION DESK:
Level TWO
Registration Area C

EXHIBIT HALL:
Level ONE
Exhibit Hall C

SHORT COURSES & TECHNICAL SESSIONS:
Level THREE