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Necker, Nikolaus
Lead Expert Oil&Gas –EagleBurgmann Germany Nikolaus Necker is a Lead Expert for Engineered Mechanical Seals at EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Wolfratshausen, Germany. He is responsible for the application engineering in all kinds of Oil and Gas services. His job includes sales and applications of sealing technology for pumps world-wide (On- and Offshore) since…
Read MoreGanapathy, Balasubramaniam
Ganapathy Balasubramaniam Mechanical engineer, 30 years experienced in oil & gas industry with leading Indian state owned oil & gas firm HPCL in operations, engineering and management. He has rich experience in static equipment’s, managing downstream assets as terminal manager, engineering manager and operations manager. He conducts training programs in mechanical engineering, Design, codes &…
Read MoreAtienza Santos, David
David Atienza Santos Industrial Engineer from Madrid University (ETSIIM – UPM). He has over 9 years in Técnicas Reunidas Group, for Oil & Gas projects and Nitric Plant Projects as an Engineer and Leader Engineer in Pressure Vessels and Storage Tanks department. He has huge experience with international Codes ASME, API, Licensor specifications; among others,…
Read MoreZavala, Rafael
Engineering Advisor for ExxonMobil Production Projects B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineer from the Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela and also holds a Master’s degree on Reliability and Maintainability Engineering from the University of Exeter, U.K. He is also a honorary fellow at the MIRCE Akademy (Reliability related Research and Education), U.K. During the last two…
Read MoreQ&A – CAD Layers and Productivity
CAD Layers Is there some type of standard CAD layering for process piping. I can find standards for electrical and architectural but nothing for piping. Do you know where I can find them if they exist? This question has come up many, many times over the years. In the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s when the available…
Read MoreInducer Selection and Application
Post, Mark The design and application of inducers is not widely understood outside the turbomachinery design community. Inducers are not a panacea for all low Net Positive Suction Head challenges, but they serve a valuable purpose when properly applied. The goal of this workshop is to provide an overview of Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)…
Read MoreReducing pipe vibrations, especially during resonance
Schreier, Gerd Piping systems experience occasionally unexpected vibrations. The responsible operations/maintenance engineer needs to able to determine if corrective actions need to be implemented. If changes on the piping system are imperative, he further needs to understand the source of the vibration in order to select the correct solution. Resonance effects, which are in most…
Read MoreAPI 610 Pumps: Assets for long-lasting decades
Ramirez Mata, Agustin Centrifugal pumps utilized in heaviest duty environments are usually prescribed as API 610/ISO 13709. Since the first edition of their standard released in early 50’s last century, we are now reaching its 12th edition. The way to choose the pumps types is giving the possibility to have long life cycles, with maximum…
Read MoreApplications for liquid ring compressors and vacuum pumps in the petrochemical industries and refineries
Fischer, Jan The presentation starts with a definition of the pressure ranges when talking about Vacuum Pumps and Compressors. A description of the working principle and the resulting details and limits when operating liquid ring machines follows. Especially the function and different ways to guide the service liquid flow are explained. In the second part…
Read MoreSpecial requirements with circulating water pipes at power plants
Rodríguez Fernández, Ángel Most of the thermal power plants are cooled with water. This water can be interchanged between a condenser and the sea, a river, a lake, a cooling tower, etc. But always there must be pipes that connect the steam turbine condenser with the place where the water is cooled. There are some…
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