Case Studies
About Case Studies
- A Case Study is a presentation describing the successful implementation of established technology to solve a real-world problem.
- Case studies are written with end-users in mind. They are not published in the symposium Proceedings, but are available to attendees of the case study sessions.
- The presentations typically consist of 10 to 20 slides or transparencies, and are limited to 15 minutes, with an additional five minutes provided for questions.
Thursday is Case Studies ONLY day. No other technical sessions will be offered on Thursday, and case studies will not be presented on any other day.
Below is a list of the case studies that were presented at Pump 24 in 2008:
Case Study 1: Vibration Problems (Acoustical and Bearing Housing Resonance) Resolved on Centrifugal Pump
Presenters: 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
Presenter: Nikolaus Necker, Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG, Wolfratshausen, Germany
Case Study 3: Vertical Pump Motor Synchronous Vibration Case Study
Presenter: John Bezugly, Enterprise Products Operating, L.P., Mont Belvieu, TX
Case Study 4: Challenges for Pumps Handling Hot Refinery Residuum
Presenters: 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
Presenters: 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
Presenters: Marcelo de C. Bonniard and Oscar Felippe von Meien, PETROBRAS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Case Study 7: Collaborative Seal Selection -- From Problem Evaluation to Commissioning
Presenter: 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
Presenter: Christopher W. Graser, ITT-Goulds Pumps, Seneca Falls, NY
Case Study 9: Pump Baseplate Resonance Responsible for Large Piping Vibration and Component Failures
Presenter: Jos� A. V�zquez, DuPont, Wilmington, DE
Case Study 10: Innovative VFD Pump System for Hydrocarbon Products Pipeline
Presenters: Brian Verdehem, ITT Goulds Pumps, Stafford, TX, and Kevin Dostal, Enterprise Products, Kearney, MO
Case Study 11: Pump Performance and Energy Efficiency Improvement Through Pump Refurbishment and Internal Coatings of Horizontal Split Case Pumps
Presenters: 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
Presenters: 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
Presenters: 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
Presenter: Paul Behnke, Bechtel Power Corp., Frederick, MD
