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Who should attend?The course is intended for process-, mechanical- and piping engineers, who are involved in the design, operation, optimisation or maintenance of compressor-, pump- and process installations. Participants from operating companies, engineering contractors and equipment manufacturers are invited. The focus will be on practical applications of pulsation and vibration control of critical compressor and pump systems.

Doha, QaTar – 19 February 2015

TNO wOrksHOppuLsaTiON aND VibraTiON CONTrOL iN pOsiTiVe DispLaCemeNT aND TurbO-maCHiNery sysTemsSafe and reliable operation of process plants requires thorough understanding of system dynamics. Especially the causes of vibrations and acoustic pulsations must be understood well in order to recognise and mitigate excessive vibrations effectively. The heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics of TNo Energy organises a one-day course following the METS conference that addresses these topics.

Example of a reciprocating compressor system Example of a turbo compressor system

Workshop overvieWThe objective of this practice oriented short course is to create awareness about the variety of vibration and pulsation sources in petrochemical process installations, how mechanical and acoustical phenomena can interact and eventually can lead to failure of piping and equipment, if not mitigated effectively. Guidelines and engineering rules will be presented which can be used in the design to minimise pulsation and vibrations related problems. This includes guidelines to identify and solve pulsation and vibration related problems during operation of petrochemical installations. an overview will be given of several standards which are normally used for the pulsation and vibration control in the design phase of an installation. These are for example the aPI Standard 618 for reciprocating compressors and the aPI Standard 674 for reciprocating pumps. The new ISo 10816-8, which is developed to evaluate the integrity and safety for the long term operation through measurements will be presented as well.

The workshop will be held on Thursday 19 February 2015, following the Middle East Turbo Symposium (METS, 15-18 February 2015) in Doha Qatar. The workshop venue is close to the Sheraton Doha resort & METS Conference hotel.

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Costs, ContaCt & registrationThe costs for the workshop, including course notes, lunch and drinks are USD 1,250.–. Early registration is required since the number of participants is restricted to 25 attendees.

For further contact and registration please contact:

Mr a. EijkTNo, heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics DepartmentP.o. Box 1552600 aD DelftThe NetherlandsT +31 88 866 63 54E andre.eijk@tno.nl

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about tnoTNo (TNo.NL) is one of Europe’s largest independent research companies in the areas of technology development and technical consultancy. TNo employs around 4000 engineers in a wide range of economic sectors, including energy, mobility, industrial innovation, information society and defense. as a research company, TNo is situated between universities and industry and therefore has strong ties to renowned universities while having a broad experience from working with the petrochemical industry. TNo has been active in the Middle East for several decades, mainly working with or for national oil companies such as Saudi aramco, aDNoC, PDo and KoC. TNo is sharing the knowledge and experience with the Middle East through working together with the universities and industries for research & development, internships and workshops. The Department heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics has over 40 years of international experience with respect to dynamic flow and structural phenomena in rotating equipment and process installations. Besides trouble shooting projects on pulsation, vibration & noise issues in existing process installations, we are also able to predict such issues during the design phase and propose adequate modifications to prevent such events from even occurring. We have in-house developed software tools (PulsimSuite) and experimental facilities to keep process installations operating safe & optimally.

Main Workshop topiCs− Pulsation sources and their effects in rotating equipment and process installations− Pulsation and vibration control of positive displacement machinery: dynamic forces, fatigue, do’s &

don’ts, engineering rules, pipe support & pipe layout, general problem solutions, case studies & root case analysis, etc.

− Pulsation and vibrations control of turbo compressors: surge, stall, unsteady flow, system dynamics in start-up and shut-down, dynamic forces, do’s & don’ts, engineering rules, general problem solutions, case studies and root case analysis, etc.

− Flow Induced Pulsations: source description, dynamic forces, do’s & don’ts, engineering rules, general problem solutions, case studies and root case analysis, etc.

− Multi-Phase Flow: flow regimes and their effect on the dynamic forces, pipe layout, etc. − Standards for pulsation and vibration control: aPI 618/674, EFrC and ISo 10816-8− Compressors in offshore applications: advantages & disadvantages of different type of compressors,

how and where to install compressors, noise, case studies, etc.

leCturers

Jan smeulers, senior scientistJan Smeulers received a Master’s degree in applied physics from the TU Delft in 1973. he was involved in the development of PULSIM, a simulator for the analysis of pressure pulsations in installations and fluid machinery. During his carrier he has analysed numerous dynamic phenomena in process installations, providing root Cause analyses and solutions of vibration problems in process installations in the gas and oil industry, gas transport and storage and process industries. In summary Jan Smeulers is an expert in compressor technology, numerical simulations, process and system dynamics, multiphase fluid behaviour and measurement technologies.

andré eijk, senior Mechanical Consultant andré Eijk received a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering in 1977. he began his career as a product specialist in gas compressors and expansion turbines for atlas Copco in the Netherlands.andré Eijk currently holds the position of senior mechanical consultant and is involved in pulsation and vibration related problems of mainly pipe systems, compressors, pumps and process equipment. he is involved in the analysis of pipe systems and fluid machinery, mainly in the area of mechanical vibrations, acoustics and fluid structure interaction. andré Eijk is a member of the task force groups of the aPI Standard 618 (reciprocating compressors), aPI 674 (reciprocating pumps) and aPI 688 (pulsation and vibration control of positive displacement machinery). he is the project leader of the ISo Standard 10816-8 which is a standard for vibrations in reciprocating compressor systems and the chairman of the standardisation group of the European Forum for reciprocating Compressors (EFrC).