TPS 2018 - Delegate Registration & Technical Program
 
Monday 09/17/2018
8:30 am - 5:00 pm330APump/TurboShort CoursePT1 - Vibration Problems and Solutions in Pumps and Turbomachinery [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm370APumpShort CourseP2 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Seals [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm370CPumpShort CourseP3 - Pumps 101 [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm371APumpShort CourseP4 - Fundamentals of Centrifugal Pump and System Interaction [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm371CPumpShort CourseP5 - Pump Cavitation Physics, Prediction, Control, Troubleshooting [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm372APumpShort CourseP6 - Differences in piping system design for reciprocating and centrifugal pumps [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm372CPumpShort CourseP7 - Optimizing Pumping Systems with Proven Engineering Assessment Processes and Methodologies [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm350DTurboShort CourseT2 - Torsional Rotordynamics of Machinery Equipment Strings [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm360ATurboShort CourseT3 - Centrifugal Compressors 101 [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm360CTurboShort CourseT4 - Centrifugal Compressors 201 [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm351DTurboShort CourseT5 - An Introduction to Hydrodynamic Bearings as used in Industrial Turbomachinery [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm351FTurboShort CourseT6 - API 692 Dry Gas Seals [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm361ATurboShort CourseT7 - Introduction to sCO2 Power Cycles, Applications, Turbomachinery, Heat Exchangers, and Research Programs [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm361CTurboShort CourseT8 - Industrial Gas Turbines [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm342DTurboShort CourseT9 - Steam Turbine 101/201 Combined, Basic Knowledge of Steam Turbine [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm352DTurboShort CourseT10 - High Performance Couplings and Rotating Machines [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm362ATurboShort CourseT11 - Bearings for Oil-Free Rotating Machinery [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm362CTurboShort CourseT12 - Field Performance Testing of Centrifugal and Reprocating Compressors [More Info]
8:30 am - 5:00 pm342FPump/TurboShort CourseBonus Short Course - Role of Mechanical Integrity Program in Design, Installation and Operation of Turbomachinery and Pumps [More Info]
 
 
 
Tuesday 09/18/2018
8:00 am - 8:35 amGeneral Assembly Theater CI plan to attend the Welcome Address
8:45 am - 9:30 am360ATurboLectureTL1- DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ON-LINE WASH OIL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:15 am360ATurboLectureTL2- Development of New Heat Treatment Method to Impart High Creep Strength and High Toughness to Rotor Material for Condensing Steam Turbine [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am351DTurboTutorialTT1- Tutorial on Centrifugal Compressor Surge Control [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am351FTurboTutorialTT2- Determination of Operating Conditions and the Impact on Centrifugal Air Compressor Selection and Performance [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am370ATurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T06 - Reciprocating Compressors [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am371CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T11 - Turbomachinery Bearings and Annular Seals [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am370CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T12 - Protection Systems Integrity [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am372APumpDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group P07 - Improving Mean Time Between Pump Failures [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am371APumpDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group P08 - Vertical Pump Problems and Solutions [More Info]
8:45 am - 9:30 am350DPumpLecturePL1- Crude Oil Non-Pusher Secondary Seal [More Info]
12:00 am - 12:00 amNo locationPumpLecturePublished but Not Presented: PL2-A ROBUST ALGORITHM TO DETECT MULTIPLE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP FAULTS WITH CORRUPTED VIBRATION AND CURRENT SIGNATURES USING CONTINUOUS WAVELET TRANSFORM [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am361APumpTutorialPT1- Fundamentals of MV Motor [More Info]
8:45 am - 10:15 am361CPumpTutorialPT2- PROTECTIVE WISDOM: HF RELEASES AND ASSOCIATED PUMPS [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm360ATurboLectureTL3- Predicting, Understanding and Avoiding the Ekofisk Rotor Instability Forty Years Later [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm351DTurboTutorialTT3- A REVIEW OF AERODYNAMICALLY INDUCED FORCES ACTING ON CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS, AND RESULTING VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF ROTORS [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm351FTurboTutorialTT4- Mechanical, Stress and Flow Considerations for Piping Design of Centrifugal Compressors [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm372ATurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T08 -Turbo Expanders & PRTs [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm370ATurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T09 - Dry Gas Seals for Compressors [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm371CPump/TurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group PT01 - Monitoring Vibration and Other Critical Machine Conditions [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm371APump/TurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group PT02 - Couplings and Alignment [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm370CPumpDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group P06 - Mechanical Seals [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm350DPumpLecturePL3- LEAKAGE AND FORCE COEFFICIENTS FOR PUMP ANNULAR SEALS OPERATING WITH AIR/OIL MIXTURES: MEASUREMENTS VS PREDICTIONS AND AIR INJECTION TO INCREASE SEAL DYNAMIC STIFFNESS [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm361APumpTutorialPT3- Fundamentals of MV Drives [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm361CPumpTutorialPT4 - WATER HAMMER AND PIPING STRESSES [More Info]
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm360ATurboLectureTL4- Testing of a 10 MWE Supercritical CO2 Turbine [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm360ATurboLectureTL5- A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR VERIFYING PRESSURIZED START-UP OF CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS DRIVEN BY DIRECT-ON-LINE ELECTRIC MOTOR BY LEVERAGING STRING TEST RESULTS AND DYNAMIC SIMULATION ANALYSIS [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm351DTurboTutorialTT5- Centrifugal Compressor Evolution [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm351FTurboTutorialTT6- Multidisciplinary Approach to Failure Analysis of Turbomachinery Components [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm370CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T13 - Screw Compressors [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm371CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T15 - Steam Turbine Design, Operation, and Maintenance [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm371APump/TurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group PT04 - Lubrication [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm370APumpDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group P09 - Sealless Pumps [More Info]
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm350DPumpLecturePL4- Design and Verification Testing of Balance Piston for High-Viscosity Multiphase Pumps [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm350DPumpLecturePL5- Cooling Water Pump Station Optimization [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm361APumpTutorialPT5- Midstream Pipeline Applications - Design Aspects and Considerations for Mechanical Seals [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm361CPumpTutorialPT6 - THE THEORY AND APPLICATION OF TRUE WEIGHTED EFFICIENCY -- A NEW METRIC TO EVALUATE PUMP ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSIDERING MULTIPLE OPERATING CONDITIONS [More Info]
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmHilton of Americas - Ballroom AI plan to attend the Tex-Mex Dinner. [More Info]
 
Wednesday 09/19/2018
8:30 am - 9:15 am360ATurboLectureTL6- SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF NITROGEN TURBOEXPANDERS-COMPRESSORS TO FLOATING AND LAND-BASED LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) FACILITIES [More Info]
9:15 am - 10:00 am360ATurboLectureTL7- SURGE EXPLORATION TESTS AND SECOND QUADRANT CHARACTERISTIC DYNAMIC MODELING ON FULL-SCALE CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR [More Info]
8:30 am - 10:00 am351DTurboTutorialTT7- Lifetime of Gas Turbines Hot Section Parts in an O&G Environment [More Info]
8:30 am - 10:00 am351FTurboTutorialTT8 - GAS TURBINES AND ASSOCIATED AUXILIARY SYSTEMS IN OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS [More Info]
8:30 am - 10:00 am370CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T14 - Gas Turbine Operation and Maintenance [More Info]
8:30 am - 10:00 am371CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T07 - Advanced Topics In Centrifugal Compressor Design [More Info]
8:30 am - 10:00 am370APumpDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group P10 - Pipeline Applications [More Info]
8:30 am - 10:00 am371APumpDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group P12 - Cavitation/NPSH (Field Problems) [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:15 am350DPumpLecturePL6- FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE MODIFIED AFFINITY LAWS FOR THE PREDICTION OF VISCOSITY EFFECT ON THE PUMP HEAD PERFORMANCE [More Info]
9:15 am - 10:00 am350DPumpLecturePL7- Maximum Efficiency for High Head Process Pumps Optimizing Side Channel Pumps [More Info]
8:30 am - 10:00 am361APumpTutorialPT7 - ANSI/ASA S2.75-2017/Part 1 Shaft Alignment Methodology, Part 1: General Principles, Methods, Practices, and Tolerances [More Info]
8:30 am - 10:00 am361CPumpTutorialPT8 - An End-Users Guide to Centrifugal Pump Rotordynamics [More Info]
10:30 am - 11:15 am360ATurboLectureTL8- NEW CHALLENGES AND DESIGN FOR HIGH MACH HIGH FLOW COEFFICIENT IMPELLER FOR LARGE SIZE LNG PLANT [More Info]
11:15 am - 12:00 pm360ATurboLectureTL9- Additive Manufacturing and Topology Optimization Applied to Impeller to Enhance Mechanical Performance [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm351DTurboTutorialTT9- GAS TURBINE EMISSIONS IMPROVEMENTS BY ADVANCES IN DESIGN, ANALYSIS, MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING, AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm351FTurboTutorialTT10- Know your Turbomachinery's Operating Environment [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm370CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T05 - Overspeed Trip Systems [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm371CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T10 - Integrally Geared Compressors [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm371APump/TurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group PT04 - Lubrication [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm372APumpDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group P05 - Centrifugal Pump Operation, Maintenance, and Reliability [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm370APumpDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group P11 - Cryogenic Fluid Pumping Applications [More Info]
10:30 am - 12:00 pm361APumpTutorialPT9 - Precision Grouting of Critical Rotating Equipment [More Info]
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm360ATurboLectureTL10- API HIGH SPEED BALANCING ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND PEDESTAL DYNAMICS [More Info]
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm360ATurboLectureTL11- HIGH RELIABILITY PISTONS FOR RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS WITH VALIDATED PERFORMANCE MODELLING [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm351DTurboTutorialTT11- The Synchronous Rotor Instability Phenomenon - Morton Effect [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm351FTurboTutorialTT12- Worldwide Deployment of Predictive Asset Management in an Industrial Gases Company [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm370CTurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group T16 - Compressor Controls [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm371APump/TurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group PT01 - Monitoring Vibration and Other Critical Machine Conditions [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm371CPump/TurboDiscussion GroupDiscussion Group PT03 - Gears [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm361APumpTutorialPT10 - BEST PRACTICES FOR CARTRIDGE MECHANICAL SEAL INSTALLATIONS [More Info]
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm361CPumpTutorialPT11- Navigating the US DOE Energy Conservation Standard and Test Procedure for Pumps [More Info]
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmHilton of Americas - Ballroom AI plan to attend the Banquet Dinner. [More Info]
 
Thursday 09/20/2018
8:30 am - 8:52 am360ATurboCase StudyCST01- Investigation and Resolution of Governing Valve Linkage Failure for Compressor Drive Steam Turbine [More Info]
8:53 am - 9:15 am360ATurboCase StudyCST02- Steam Turbine Reoccurring Rubs, Troubleshooting and Corrective Action [More Info]
9:16 am - 9:38 am360ATurboCase StudyCST03- High Vibration Due to Steam Turbine Deposits [More Info]
9:39 am - 10:00 am360ATurboCase StudyCST04- Steam turbine with 0.9X vibrations [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:00 am361ATurboCase StudyCST05- Gas Seal Failures Caused by Axial Vibrations [More Info]
9:00 am - 9:30 am361ATurboCase StudyCST06- A Review of the Critical Design Parameters for Labyrinth Type Separation Seals on Dry-Gas-Seals [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:00 am361ATurboCase StudyCST07- Preventing a Major Wreck on a New Reciprocating Compressor: The Importance of Commissioning Testing [More Info]
8:30 am - 8:52 am362ATurboCase StudyCST08- Understanding Design Parameters That Affect Thermal Stability Of High-Speed Turbo Machinery (Also Known As The Morton Effect) [More Info]
8:53 am - 9:15 am362ATurboCase StudyCST09- Analysis and Countermeasures for Sideband of Gear Mesh Frequency(GMF) Induced by Shaft Fretting Corrosion in a Gearbox [More Info]
9:16 am - 9:38 am362ATurboCase StudyCST10- Compressor Startup Flaring Avoidance Design Methodology [More Info]
9:39 am - 10:00 am362ATurboCase StudyCST11- Impeller High cycle fatigue failure on a natural gas pipeline compressor following choked flow operation [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:15 am350DPumpCase StudyCSP01- NPSHR (NPSH3) Improvement of a Low Pressure Safety Injection Pump [More Info]
9:15 am - 10:00 am350DPumpCase StudyCSP02- Improvement of Rotating Equipment Reliability Using Optical Metrology [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:00 am351DPumpCase StudyCSP03- Investigating and Improving the Drooping Curve of a Two-Stage Feed Pump [More Info]
9:00 am - 9:30 am351DPumpCase StudyCSP04- Fugitive Emissions Containment Using a Dual Pressurized Seal and API Plan 53B [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:00 am351DPumpCase StudyCSP05- Improved Reliability of Industrial Waste Water Pumps [More Info]
8:30 am - 9:00 am352DPumpCase StudyCSP06- Correction of High Vibration on a Vertical Turbine Deep Well Pump with a Dynamic Vibration Absorber [More Info]
9:00 am - 9:30 am352DPumpCase StudyCSP07- A Case Study of Vibration in Positive Displacement Pump Systems [More Info]
9:30 am - 10:00 am352DPumpCase StudyCSP08- BB1 Lateral Dynamic Analysis [More Info]
10:30 am - 11:00 am360ATurboCase StudyCST12- Dry Gas Seal Failure due to Axial Sub-synchronous Vibration on a Hydrogen Recycle Gas Compressor [More Info]
11:00 am - 11:30 am360ATurboCase StudyCST13- Compressor Dry Gas Seal Failure Due To Oil Ingress [More Info]
11:30 am - 12:00 pm360ATurboCase StudyCST14- Investigation and resolution of Dry Gas Secondary Seal Failure [More Info]
10:30 am - 10:52 am361ATurboCase StudyCST15- Resolution of High Vibration on a Generator [More Info]
10:53 am - 11:15 am361ATurboCase StudyCST16- Mechanical Improvement of Electrical Interharmonics Damping [More Info]
11:16 am - 11:38 am361ATurboCase StudyCST17- Troubleshooting of Sub-synchronous Torsional Interaction Phenomena on an Electric Motor-Driven Centrifugal Compressor [More Info]
11:39 am - 12:00 pm361ATurboCase StudyCST18- Stray Currents and their Damaging Effects on Rotating Machinery [More Info]
10:30 am - 11:00 am350DPumpCase StudyCSP09- Structural Natural Frequency Tuning on a Vertical Pump [More Info]
11:00 am - 11:30 am350DPumpCase StudyCSP10- Motion Amplification: A New Way to Visualize Vibrations [More Info]
11:30 am - 12:00 pm350DPumpCase StudyCSP11- Use of Motion Amplified Video to Diagnose Pump Vibration [More Info]
10:30 am - 11:00 am351DPumpCase StudyCSP12- Up-thrust and Seal Failures on a Vertical Can Pump [More Info]
11:00 am - 11:30 am351DPumpCase StudyCSP13- Vertical Turbine Pump Reliability Improvement [More Info]
11:30 am - 12:00 pm351DPumpCase StudyCSP14- Resolving High Vibration Issue on a Vertical Pump/Motor [More Info]
 
Friday 09/21/2018
10:00 am - 4:30 pmTurbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College StationI plan to attent the Post-Symposia Lab Facilities Tour [More Info]