Seminar Presenters
Klaus Brun
Director, Research & Development at Elliott Group, Ebara Corp, USA
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Tim Allison
Director Machinery Department, Southwest Research Institute®
Rainer Kurz
Manager, Gas Compressor Engineering, Solar Turbines Incorporated
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Seminar Draft Program
The seminar draft program has been designed to provide participants with a comprehensive insight into the operational fundamentals of turbomachinery utilized in various industrial contexts. This category of turbomachinery encompasses gas compressors, gas turbines, and steam turbines. Throughout the seminar, we will elucidate the thermodynamic, aerodynamic, and rotordynamic principles underpinning these machines, coupled with an exploration of control concepts. Our primary objective is to foster a deep understanding of the inherent limitations and possibilities associated with these machines, and by extension, the diverse array of applications to which they are applied.
These applications span a wide spectrum, including power generation, gas compression for upstream, midstream, and downstream operations, encompassing liquefied natural gas (LNG) production. Of particular significance, we will delve into the pivotal roles of these machines within the realms of carbon reduction, the burgeoning hydrogen economy, and the intricate processes related to carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, transportation, and sequestration.
| 08:00 – 08:15 | Welcome and Introduction | HG F33.5 |
| 08:15 – 10:00 | Overview of Machinery | HG F33.5 |
| What is a turbomachine? • Gas Turbines Components • Steam Turbines and Expanders Components • Centrifugal and Axial Gas Compressors Components | ||
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:20 – 11:20 | Thermodynamics of Gas Compression | HG F33.5 |
| • Real and ideal gases • Pressure/Temperature and volume • Enthalpy and entropy • Mollier diagram • Gas mixtures • Gas phase, dense phase, and supercritical compression | ||
| 11:20 – 12:15 | Thermodynamics of Heat Engines | HG F33.5 |
| • Brayton cycle • Bottoming cycles • Component interaction • Sample calculation | ||
| 12:15 – 12:50 | Short Break | |
| 12:20 – 12:50 | Turbomachinery Aerodynamics (Part 1) | HG F33.5 |
| • Euler’s law • Bernoulli’s law | ||
| 12:50 – 14:10 | Lunch | Dozentenfoyer ETH |
| 14:10 – 15:10 | Turbomachinery Aerodynamics (Part 2) | HG F33.5 |
| • Axial turbomachinery • Centrifugal turbomachinery • Component interaction | ||
| 15:10 – 16:00 | Rotordynamics for Turbomachinery (Part 1) | HG F33.5 |
| • Basics • Rotordynamic models for real machines • API requirements for rotordynamics | ||
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:20 – 17:10 | Rotordynamics for Turbomachinery (Part 2) | HG F33.5 |
| • Measurement, sensors, and data display • Case studies | ||
| 17:10 – 17:40 | Q&A and Wrap-up | HG F33.5 |
| 17:40 | Adjourn | HG F33.5 |
| 08:00 – 08:15 | Welcome and Recap | HG F33.5 |
| 08:15 – 09:00 | Blade Dynamics and Aeromechanical Design | HG F33.5 |
| • Fundamentals • Phase cancellation • Campbell and SAFE diagrams • Mistuning • Design and manufacturing considerations • FEA modeling of turbomachinery • Fatigue analysis and Goodman diagrams | ||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Turbomachinery Seals | HG F33.5 |
| • Annular seal overview • Labyrinth seals • Damper seals • Brush seals • Dry gas seals | ||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Control Concepts for Turbomachinery Trains | HG F33.5 |
| • Process control • Surge control • Control elements | ||
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:50 – 12:50 | Turbomachinery Select Applications (Part 1) | HG F33.5 |
| • Oil & Gas • Refinery & petrochemicals • LNG • Hydrogen | ||
| 12:50 – 14:10 | Lunch | Dozentenfoyer ETH |
| 14:10 – 16:00 | Turbomachinery Select Applications (Part 2) | HG F33.5 |
| • Carbon capture and storage • Combined cycle power generation • Fuels • Supercritical CO2 applications • Energy storage | ||
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:20 – 17:20 | Future outlook | HG F33.5 |
| 17:20 – 17:50 | Q&A and wrap-up | HG F33.5 |
| 17:50 | Adjourn | HG F33.5 |
