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Centrifugal Pumps: Operation, Maintenance and reliability, Vertical Pump Problems and Solutions
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics:
• Seal plan which was not expected – wrong for the application
• Preventive/predictive technologies
Off design operation
• Mean time between failure – how do we measure, and how do we use the metrics
• ...
Pump Cavitation – Physics, Prediction, Control, Troubleshooting
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
Pump Cavitation -- Physics, Prediction, Control, Troubleshooting
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This short course gives insight into roto-dynamic pump cavitation and provides deeper understanding of particulars like cavitation inception, three-percent head drop, 40,000 hours life criterion, cavitation damage potential, ...
Pump Cavitation – Physics, Prediction, Control, Troubleshooting
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This short course gives insight into roto-dynamic pump cavitation and provides
deeper understanding of particulars like cavitation inception, three-percent head
drop, 40,000 hours life criterion, cavitation damage potential, ...
Cavitation/NPSH (Field Problems)
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Unexpected cavitation erosion
Key parameters to consider for Root Cause Analysis when experiencing cavitation damage
NPSHR, NPSHA, NPSH margin
Performance loss due to insufficient NPSHA (margin)
NPSH 40,000 hours
...
Fast and Ultimate Vibration Field Solution: From Problem Detection to Field Performance Validation
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
Summary: The case. Initial analysis. Root cause analysis. Solution implementation. Results. Conclusions.
P11 - Cavitation/NPSH (Field Problems)�
(Turbomachinery LaboratoryTexas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, [2019])
Unexpected cavitation erosion
Key parameters to consider for Root Cause Analysis when experiencing cavitation damage
NPSHR, NPSHA, NPSH margin
Performance loss due to insufficient NPSHA (margin)
NPSH 40,000 hours
Cavitation ...
METS2 Short Course 2
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
Vibration Field Problem Resolved with Analytical Diagnostic Approach and Innovative Impeller Design
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
Several pumps of same design exhibited field vibrations above API limits, dominated by Vane Passage Frequency (VPF). Root cause analysis included both experimental and theoretical paths.Experimental investigation , with ...
Fast and Ultimate Vibration Field Solution: From Problem Detection to Field Performance Validation
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)