Vibration Analysis Short Course

Course Fee: US$650

A must for anyone who evaluates the vibration potential of shell-and-tube heat exchangers! In this course, you learn about vibration mechanisms in shell-and-tube heat exchangers and Xist methods to analyze vibration severity. Most importantly, you discover corrective measures to mitigate damage.

Key Topics

• Introduction to vibration phenomena
• Flow-induced vibration (fluidelastic instability, vortex shedding, turbulent buffeting, acoustic vibration)
• Design options to mitigate vibration
• Field fixes
• Xist Vibration Report
• Example application and case studies

Suggested Participants

Design and plant engineers responsible for the mechanical condition of shell-and-tube heat exchangers

Course credits: 6 hours (PDH/CEU)

Outline

1. Tube Vibration
   • Introduction to vibration
   • Fluidelastic instability
   • Vortex shedding
   • Exchanger designs free of vibration problems
     
     
2. Xist Vibration Report
   • Analyze tube spans
   • Interpret results
   • Xist criteria for “flags”
     
     
3. Acoustic Vibration
   • Fundamentals of acoustic vibration
   • HTRI methods
   • Corrective action
     
     
4. Introduction to Xvib
   • Reasons to use Xvib
   • Calculation methods
   • Creation of an Xvib case from Xist