SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

	Compressor piping system design training courses are offered annually at SwRI.
	March 2011 Controlling Pulsations short course attendees

Training courses in pulsations and vibrations in compressor piping systems, gas compression introductory courses, root cause failure analysis and field compressor performance testing are conducted annually at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio.

A typical course curriculum includes the following topics:

• Physics of pulsating flows and performance related issues associated with dynamic pressure loss

• Pulsation filter bottles, damping and absorbers for reciprocating compressors

• Optimization and integrated approach to pulsation, mechanical and thermal design

• Centrifugal compressor unsteady flows, strouhal/vortex-shedding effects, and surge/stall

• Field testing for determination of performance shifts due to degradation, unloading, high pulsations, or improper valve selection

• Skills for controlling pulsations and mechanical shaking forces in compressors, pumps, and piping systems

• Solutions to existing plant problems and field case studies

• Root cause failure analysis and approach

• Modal testing for determination of blade and component natural frequency responses

Course curriculum may be customized to fit your operation, personnel, experience and background and time availability. Web-based training sessions for remote operations and pre-taped audio/video sessions are also available.

Registration for the Pulsations and Vibrations in Piping Systems Short Course on April 11-12, 2013, is open.

Active participation, hands-on exercises, lab demonstrations and class working examples help to ensure participants walk away with a thorough understanding of the physics and mechanisms involved in compressor operation and testing and piping system design.

For more information about our compressor piping system design training capabilities, or how you can contract with SwRI for direct training, please contact Buddy Broerman at ebroerman@swri.org or (210) 522-2555.. We can offer you the best approach for solving your training needs for reciprocating, centrifugal and screw compressor piping system vibrations.

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January 03, 2013