2012 Vibration Institute
Training Conference
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(Revised May 4, 2012)
Conference Brochure
Monday, June 18:
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Check-in and Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Vibration Institute Board Meeting
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Certification Committee Meeting (TBD)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Training Committee Meeting (TBD)
Tuesday, June 19 - Pre-Conference Courses and IMV Course:
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Introduction to Machinery Vibrations Training Course
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Identification and Correction of Resonance Problems
Robert J. Sayer, P.E.
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Evaluation and Reliability of Electric Motors
Howard Penrose, Ph.D.
10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Set-up
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, June 20 - Vibration Institute Training Conference:
7:00 a.m. - 6:00p.m. Registration
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Introduction to Machinery Vibrations Training Course
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. General Session
- Vibration Institute Annual Meeting
- Jack Frarey Memorial Award
- Diamond Award
- Town Hall Meeting with Thomas Jefferson
10:30 a.m. - Noon Invited Paper
The Effect of Bearing Asymmetry on Stability
Edgar J. Gunter, Ph.D.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Symposium Luncheon
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Session I:
Understanding Journal Bearings
Malcolm Leader, P.E. Applied Machinery Dynamics
Concurrent Session II:
On the Development of PeakVue, James Robinson, Ph.D.
The Power of PeakVue and Autocorrelation, James Crowe
Concurrent Session IIA:
A Clarification of Electromagnetic Diagnostic Symptoms Used for Condition Monitoring of Induction Motors
Mikhail Tsypkin, Vibration Specialty Corporation
Using Cause and Effect Diagrams To Rectify High Vibration Problems
Dr. Nabil Rashwan, Saudi Electricity Company
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Session III:
Electrostatic Discharge in a Condensing Steam Turbine Driving a Propylene Compressor
Stephen Plaisance, GE Energy Services
Concurrent Session IV:
How to Develop a Meaningful Condition Monitoring Vibration Database
James Berry, P.E., Technical Associates
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
Thursday, June 21:
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Introduction to Machinery Vibrations Training Course
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Session V:
Practical Signal Processing
Nelson Baxter, P.E. ABM Technical Services, Inc.
Concurrent Session VI:
Basic Monitoring
Kevin R. Guy, Delaware Analysis Services Inc.
Concurrent Session VII – Academic Track:
Vibration Data Acquisition and Analysis for a Small Residential Wind Turbine
Shannon Sweeney, PSU-Erie,The Behrend College
Design/Analysis of Nonlinear Spring Based Passive Suspension using B Spline Co-location Method
Rahul Jhaveri, Rochester Institute of Technology
Design & Implementation of Passive/ Multichannel Active Noise Treatment of a Diesel Generator
Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D, Virginia Tech
Static and Dynamic Behavior of Open Cell Metallic Foam Structures
Professor S. Midturi, University of Arkansas-Little Rock
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Concurrent Session VIII:
Wrong Signal Processing
Ray Kelm, P.E., Kelm Engineering, LLC
Concurrent Session IX:
Time Waveform Analysis
William T. Pryor III, VibrAlign, Inc.
Concurrent Session X – Academic Track:
An Experimental Study of the Curve Veering Phenomena
Phillip Rodenbeck, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Compensation for Boundary Condition Effects of a Helicopter Rotor Droop Stop Using Frequency
Domain Compliance Modeling of the Blade Structure
Andrew Crandall and J. Blake Hylton, Purdue University
The Effect of the Contact Model on Impact-Vibration Response
Matthew Robert Brake, Sandia National Labs
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Symposium Luncheon
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Session XI:
Octave Machinery Diagnostic Signal Processing
Howard Gaberson, Ph.D.
Concurrent Session XII:
Orbital Analysis
Ray Kelm, P.E., Kelm Engineering, LLC
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Session XIV:
Reliability Improvement Project on Multi-stage Fabricated Centrifugal Blowers
Ken Singleton, KSC Consulting, LLC & Steve Quillen, Eastman Chem.
Concurrent Session XV
High Frequency Sensor Mounting, Dave Corelli, IMI Sensors
Safety, John Martin
Friday, June 22:
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Introduction to Machinery Vibrations Training Course
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Session XVII:
Machine Vibrations Standards and Guidelines
Barry Cease, Cease Industrial Consulting
Concurrent Session XVIII:
Motor Current Analysis
Joe Oliver
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Concurrent Session XIX:
Various Techniques Used in Field Balancing of Rotating Machinery With and Without Rubs
Thomas B. Lantrip, Southern Company Generation
Tips and Tricks For Field Balancing To Industry Standards
Dennis Shreve, CommTest
Concurrent Session XX:
Electro Static Technology
Andy Kressbach and Adam Willwerth
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Symposium Luncheon
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Session XXI:
Update on Training and Certification - A Panel
This panel session will provide an overview of the curent, and future, ISO standards on training and
certification. Learn who can, and cannot, issue a certificate according to ISO.
Saturday, June 23:
7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Certified Vibration Analyst Examinations (Exam registration required)
Category I
Category II
Category III
Category IV
Balancing of Rotating Machinery – Category I
Shaft Alignment Specialist – Category II