RoMaDyn - Rotating Machinery Engineering Services
Technical Training - Seminar
A Training Seminar for Rotating Equipment Professionals Who Need to Get the Most from Their Machinery.

| Seminar Photos |

Machinery Diagnostics Seminar

Seminar Objectives

To provide the knowledge and skills to better operate, maintain, manage, diagnose and design rotating machinery using vibration information and fundamentals of rotating machinery diagnostics.

Seminar Description

Students will learn to read and interpret vibration data plots and to recognize common rotating machinery malfunctions. Students will develop these abilities by gaining understanding of the fundamental principles that govern rotating machinery vibration. Application of these principles will enable students to understand the basic root causes of machinery malfunctions and their corrective actions. Multiple hands-on labs will give students opportunity to practice their skills using real machine case histories and lab stations equipped with rotor kits and advanced diagnostic instruments. See Outline for more.

This course is a recommended prerequisite to the Alignment Fundamentals and Field Balancing Seminars.

Who Should Attend*?

This seminar is designed for:

  • Rotating equipment engineers, operators, vibration analysts and technicians, supervisors and managers responsible for operation, maintenance and reliability of rotating equipment.
  • OEM designers of rotating equipment who require knowledge of the root causes of vibration and the mechanisms that lead to harmful malfunctions.

    • *Professional Development Hours: This seminar provides 28 professional development hours (PDHs) toward professional engineering licensure.

    Seminar Schedule

    All seminars run 8-5, Monday through Wednesday and 8-1 Thursday on the following dates:

  • 28 April - 1 May 2008 — RoMaDyn Training Center, (Map* 297KB) Houston, Texas
  • 3 - 6 November 2008 — RoMaDyn Training Center, (Map* 297KB) Houston, Texas

    • Seminar Photos (click here)

    Seminar Location

    RoMaDyn Training Center (located near Houston Hobby Airport)
    8601 Almeda Genoa Road
    Houston, Texas

    MAP* (297KB)

    Registration

    You may register by using the registration form:

    OR online with Google Checkout:

    When using Google Checkout, confirmation is not final until you receive a reply that your credit card has been successfully charged.

    » Houston Hobby Accommodations

    Contact Information

    For questions or assistance contact:

    RoMaDyn Rotating Machinery Engineering Services
    1711 Orbit Way
    Minden, NV 89423-4114
    Telephone:
       Tollfree 1.877.RoMaDyn (766.2396)
       International [1]775.783.0155
       Training 775.783.4662
    Fax: 775.783.4639
    E-mail: RoMaDyn Training

    Seminar Materials

    Seminar Text: The seminar utilizes the recently published book Fundamentals of Rotating Machinery Diagnostics, by vibration monitoring industry pioneer and rotordynamics researcher Donald E. Bently. A complimentary copy of the book is included for each student enrolled in the seminar (a $150 value). This comprehensive book is a practical guide that thoroughly explains and demystifies the essential concepts needed for effective machinery diagnostics. To view an example from the book and its table of contents, please refer to the link above.

    Student Manual: Students will receive a manual containing workshop exercises and additional reference information.

    Outline

    All RoMaDyn training seminars are designed to give students the maximum opportunity to improve their knowledge and performance. This seminar includes hands-on workshop sessions in which students practice using actual field data and on laboratory stations equipped with rotor kits and the latest diagnostic instruments.

    The Fundamentals of Vibration

  • Basic Vibration Signal
  • Displacement / Velocity / Acceleration
  • Vibration Vectors
  • Frequency
  • Amplitude
  • Phase
  • Vibration of Machines
          Phase Measurement Workshop

    • Interpreting Vibration Data Plots

  • Steady State Plots: Timebase, Orbit, Average Shaft Centerline Plots
  • Start-up and Shutdown Plots: Bode, Polar, APHT
  • Spectrum Plots
  • Trend Plots
          Vibration Plot Workshop

    • Static and Dynamic Rotor Response

  • The Rotor System Model and the Forces Acting on the Rotor
  • Dynamic Stiffness and Rotor Behavior
  • Single Plane Balancing
              Single Plane Balancing Workshop
  • Modes of Vibration
  • Anisotropic Stiffness

    • Introduction to Machinery Malfunction Diagnosis

  • Unbalance
  • Misalignment and High Radial Loads
  • Rubs and Looseness
  • Fluid-Induced Instabilities (Oil Whirl and Oil Whip)
  • Shaft Cracks
  • Case History Workshop

    • Instructors

    (click individual name to read bio)
    G. Richard Thomas, P.E.
    E. Peyton Swan, P.E.
    D. Craig Sever, P.E.

    Seminar Tuition

    Two-for-One Discount. Through 14 March, send two employees from your company for the combined price of $1475
     
    $1175 - Early Bird Registration (before 3 March)
     
    $1475 - Advance and Onsite Registration
     
    $900 - Corporate Discount Price for each additional registration from the same company
    *Viewing requires Adobe® Reader® from Adobe Systems Incorporated.

    Copyright © 2008 RoMaDyn, All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy