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Schedule of Events

 

2013 Vibration Institute

Annual Training Conference

June 18-21, 2013

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

(Revised May 3, 2013)

2013 CONFERENCE BROCHURE

Online Registration is Now Open!

Tuesday, June 18 – Friday, June 21
Four-day Training Course
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Introduction to Machinery Vibrations

Jack Peters, David Szrom

Tuesday, June 18
Pre-Conference Courses
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Machinery Fundamentals
· Motors and Generators
· Turbines
· Pumps and Fans
· Gearboxes

Bryan Evans
Thomas Lantrip, P.E.
Eric Olson
Ron Eshleman, Ph.D.

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Reciprocating System Dynamics

Ray Kelm, P.E.
Malcolm Leader, P.E.

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rolling Element Bearing Dynamics
· Direct – Time/Frequency
· PeakVue and Correlation Function
· Demodulation
· New Advanced Methods

Dave Szrom
Daniel Rains
Robert Collyer
Rene Archambault

4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Wednesday, June 19
2013 Annual Training Conference
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Introduction to Machinery Vibrations

Jack Peters, David Szrom

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Opening General Session:
· Opening Remarks
· Certification Update
· Training Update
· Frarey Award
Opening Keynote Speaker:
Vibration Isolation in Space

 

Dave Corelli
Brian Biby
Kevin R. Guy

Bjarni Tryggvason

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Invited Paper:
Rotating Machinery Vibration Case Studies

 

Michael Adams, Ph.D.

Concurrent Sessions
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Basic Track Intermediate Track Advanced Track
  Spectrum and Time Analysis Procedures "How to Analyze Data"- Part I
Kevin R. Guy
Lateral-Torsional Vibration Coupling in Reciprocating Compressors
Tom Stephens, P.E.
Operating Deflection Shape Basics
Robert Sayer, P.E.
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 – 5:30p.m. Spectrum and Time Analysis Procedures "How to Analyze Data" – Part II
Kevin R. Guy
Fluid Film Bearing Wiping at Coast Down: Causes and Remedies 
David Gluzman
Subharmonic Resonance on a Bioler Feed Pump Turbine
Jeff Simpson
Operating Deflection Shape Case Histories
Robert Sayer, P.E.
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
Thursday, June 20
Concurrent Sessions
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Introduction to Machinery Vibrations                                                            Jack Peters, David Szrom

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Academic Track Basic Track Advanced Track
 

Rigid Motor Two-Plane Balancing Solution for the Fixed Scale Convention
Jose A. Mendez-Adriana
Pole Placement Techniqe for Wind Turbine
Young-Man Kim
Chi Yixuan
Vibrational Effects of Various Road Irregularities on Georgia Southern University's Formula SAE Car's Suspension System
Devran Gopal
Nathaniel Hill
Alejandro Rivero-Castillo

Sensor Characteristics and Selection
Dave Corelli
Machinery Instabilities: Causes and Cures
Malcolm Leader, P.E.
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Digital Tachometer With Use of Dragon Board
Kyle Stokes
Yixuan Chi
Reducing Inharmonicity in Fretted Instruments
Sara Panahkhahi
High Frequency Acceleration Enveloping Using Labview
Ilya Shulkin
A Detailed Equation Formulation for the Analysis of the Unbalance of an Overhung Ridgid Rotor
Jose A. Mendez-Adriani

Triage For Your Database and Reviving Your Program
Kevin R. Guy
FFT Based Order Extraction
Ray Kelm, P.E.
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Conference Luncheon
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Using Motor Current Signature Analysis as Another tool in Your Condition Monitoring Tool Box
Dennis Shreve
High Resolution Data Systems for Early Vibration Detection
Bjarni Tryggvason

Condition Evaluation
Ronald Eshleman, Ph.D.
Understanding the Derivation of the Amplification Factor and it Relationship to Controlling Force and Response
Nelson Baxter, P.E.
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Break    
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Basic Track:

Single Channel Impact Test with Your Data Collector
Allen Plymon 

Intermediate Track: 

Comparison of a High Frequency Enveloping Method with Structure Borne Ultrasonic Data
Tony Wofford
Asset Effectiveness of Rotating Equipment Through Vibration Analysis
Rishikesh Kumar
Shrikant Bhave, Ph.D.
Peakvue Technology Helps Dolphin Energy Identify Motor Bearing Faults and Improve Lubrication
Krishna Nangre

Demonstrations of Force Transmissibility, Damping, and Unbalance Response
Nelson Baxter, P.E.
Friday, June 21
Concurrent Sessions
8:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m. Introduction to Machinery Vibrations

Jack Peters, David Szrom

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Basic Track Case History Track  
  Single-Plane Balancing Made Simple
Bill Pryor III
Centrifugal Pump Low Flow and Vane Pass Resonance Vibration: A Case Study
Brandon S. Diegel
Pump Shaft Failure
Aly El-Shafei, P.E.
Pump Rotor Bow Case History 
Monroe Voyles
 
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Hands On Balancing
Bill Pryor III

Case History: Analysis of Process Fan Failure and Bearing/Shaft Design
Ken Singleton
Low Speed Critical: Caused by Improper Bearing Cap Installation
Monroe Voyles
Calculating a Vertical Pump Motor Reed Frequency and Subsequent System Resonance
Bill Branca

 
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Conference Luncheon
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Demonstrations in Vibration Training
TBD
3:00 p.m. Conference Adjourns