We have offered our advanced rotordynamics course annually for 10+ years, with routinely highly praise.
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Course Goals
The Practical Rotordynamics for Real Machinery course will strengthen your understanding of complex rotordynamics topics and how to apply that knowledge in the real-world.
- You’ll gain an appreciation for the large role that rotordynamics behavior plays in the reliability of rotating equipment and that rotordynamics analysis can be performed in a practical and timely manner.
- Improved familiarity with lateral and torsional rotordynamics and a better understanding of rotordynamic results will allow you to communicate more effectively with experts in the field.
- You can more effectively troubleshoot field and test-stand problems with a deeper grasp of the rotordynamic causes of common rotating equipment problems.
- More efficient design abilities, both through a clearer picture of the importance of evaluating rotordynamics behavior in the initial design stage and subsequently a better feel for design changes by identifying which system elements play an important role in rotordynamics behavior.
Typical Course Topics
The course topics may vary from year to year, but content typically includes the following subjects.
- Fundamentals/Basics
- Relevance of the various topics (i.e., why do we even care about this?)
- Modeling tips
- Undamped critical speed maps
- Unbalance response analysis
- Rotordynamic instability
- High pressure compressor stability analysis
- Pump rotordynamic considerations
- Fluid-film bearing types
- Tilting-pad bearings
- Specialized bearings (i.e., magnetic bearings, foil bearings, etc.)
- Seals
- Undamped torsional analysis
- Torsional Campbell diagrams
- Variable frequency drives
- Torsional response analysis
- Synchronous motor start-up analysis
- Reciprocating machine torsionals
- Machinery specific considerations
- API specifications and compliance
- Case studies
If you are not interested in all of these topics, Xdot can design a custom short-course for you to best fit your training goals. Contact us for more information.
