Processing, August 2019

Trade shows Events TPS 2019 Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia offers rotating equipment education All images courtesy of TPS he 48th Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia TPS will be at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston Sept 10 12 TPS offers a forum for the exchange of ideas between rotating equipment engineers and technicians worldwide Now surpassing 47 years TPS is known for its impact on turbomachinery pump oil and gas petrochemical power aerospace chemical and water industries through two pathways the exhibition and the technical program The Symposia is organized by the Turbomachinery Laboratory part of the Texas A M Engineering Experiment Station TEES and The Texas A M University System The centerpiece of TPS is an exhibit hall that hosts leading international companies from across the globe Companies and industry experts demonstrate full size equipment and products and share insights on current practices and future trends The event will stretch out over 216000 square feet with 365 exhibiting companies from 45 countries Organizers expect 4750 people to attend Educational sessions TPS also hosts a professional continuing education program relied upon by rotating equipment engineers and technicians worldwide spanning oil and gas petrochemical power aerospace chemical and water industries The program consisting of short courses which begin Monday Sept 9 case studies discussion groups lectures and tutorials is handpicked by two advisory committees and is made up of recognized leaders in the turbomachinery and pump communities Topics include maintenance reliability troubleshooting instruction on emerging designs technology and best practices that include case studies with real world relevance on problemssolved and lessons learned Short course topics include Vibration Problems and Solutions in Pumps and Turbomachinery Lateral Rotordynamics of Petrochemical Equipment Review Examples and Problems Vibration Problems and Solutions in Pumps and Turbomachinery Lecture topics include Direct Head Measurements for Turbomachinery Design Cavitation Sensing and Optimization in Rotary Positive Displacement Pumps for Transfer Duties Sand Management and Erosion Prediction in Subsea Multiphase Pumps Tutorial topics include Dry Gas Seal Failure Simulation Methodology Fundamentals of Fluid Film Thrust Bearing Operation and Modeling Methods to Determine and Specify Pump Dynamic Analysis Case study topics include Catastrophic Failure Diagnosis with Modal Analysis of Generator Endwindings Valve Seat Failure on Steam Turbine Acoust ic Resonance in a Progressive Cavity Pump Discussion group topics include Turbomachinery Bearings and Annular Seals Improving Mean Time Between Pump Failures Vertical Pump Problems and Solutions The proceedings for TPS will be available to the public at no cost six months after the event at turbolab tamu edu proceedings Event registration is now open T CONFERENCE schedule Tues Sept 10 7 30 a m 5 p m Wed Sept 11 8 a m 6 30 p m Thurs Sept 12 8 a m 2 p m tps tamu edu Shoe Design Peristaltic Pump Hose Life 518000 Revolutions 1 Year Opex 29K 5 Year Opex 145K AUGUST 2019 www processingmagazine com 25 VS ASK FOR MORE 888 356 9797 sales us@ flowrox com SINCE 1977 FLOWROX COM Follow us THIS IS HOW WE ROLL Our Rolling Design Saves Money Increases Hose Life Flowrox Peristaltic Pump Hose Life 27 Million Revolutions 1 Year Opex 9K 5 Year Opex 45K Pumping Lime Slurry @ 35 Solids Concentration Unmatched Reliability Your productivity and profitability is our 1 concern The worlds toughest pumps for the most demanding applications