Water Technology, July/Aug 2018

TRADE SHOWS WT Turbomachinery Pump Symposia offers exhibition continuing education opportunities t the 47th Turbomachinery and 34th International Pump Users Symposia TPS 2018 September 18 20 attendees and exhibitors will exchange ideas on turbomachinery and pumps for the oil and gas petrochemical power aerospace chemical and water industries Held at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston and hosted by the Turbomachinery Lab at Texas A M University in College Station the event offers a forum for rotating equipment engineers and technicians worldwide to connect through a technical program and an exhibition Technical program e TPS technical program is selected by advisory committees made up of leaders in the turbomachinery and pump communities and led by practitioners in their fields Topics cover maintenance reliability troubleshooting instruction on emerging designs technology and best practices The program consists of lectures tutorials case studies discussion groups and short courses Lectures Challenges with a Large High Pressure Water Injection Pump Design and Testing of a High Pressure Ratio Centrifugal Stage Probing the Aerodynamic and Mechanical Limits Fiber Optical Sensing of Bearing Performance and Pump Conditions e Role of Turbomachinery in the Transition to a Low Carbon Society Maximum Efficiency for High Head Process Pumps Optimizing Side Channel Pumps Pipe Flow and Interaction with Pumps Design and Veri cation Testing of Balance Piston for High Viscosity Multiphase Pumps Tutorials Water Hammer and Piping Stresses Turbomachinery Control Valves Sizing and Selection Caustic Processes Application and Implementation of Successful Sealing Strategies Lifetime of Gas Turbines Hot Section Parts in an O G Environment Mechanical Stress and Flow Considerations for Piping Design of Centrifugal Compressors Centrifugal Compressor Evolution From Stegosaurus to Star Wars Considerations in Piping Plan 53B Applications Best Practices for Mechanical Seal Installations Case studies Improved Reliability of Industrial Wastewater Pumps Vertical Seawater Lift Pump Reversible Performance Deterioration Resolving Structural Vibration Issues on a Water Flood Pump Predictive Diagnostics for Pump Seals Field Trial Learnings Inlet Bay Flow Turbulence Resolving Structural Vibration on a Pump Corrosion in a Gearbox Up rust and Seal Failures on a Vertical Can Pump Improving Plant Reliability with a Pitot Tube Pump A Perplexing Vertical Turbine Pump Failure Discussion groups Centrifugal Pump Operation Maintenance and Reliability Monitoring Vibration and Other Critical Machine Conditions Couplings and Alignment Sealless Pumps Vertical Pump Problems and Solutions Reciprocating Compressors Advanced Topics in Centrifugal Compressor Design Integrally Geared Compressors Turbomachinery Bearings and Annular Seals Steam Turbine Design Operation and Maintenance Improving Mean Time Between Pump Failures Vertical Pump Problems and Solutions Cryogenic Fluid Pumping Applications Exhibition At the center of TPS is an exhibit hall that hosts international companies TPS 2017 was a record breaking year with 89 new companies and 359 total exhibiting companies e exhibit hall spanned 216600 gross square feet is year companies and industry experts from across the globe will demonstrate their full size equipment technology and products while sharing insights on current practices and future trends A 30 Water Technology JULY AUGUST 2018 All graphics courtesy of Turbomachinery Pump Symposia George R Brown Convention Center Houston EXHIBITION SCHEDULE Free to the public Sept 18 2 30 7 00 p m Sept 19 2 30 6 30 p m Sept 20 9 30 a m noon Paid attendees only Sept 18 Noon 2 00 p m Sept 19 Noon 2 00 p m Short courses Sept 17 tps tamu edu