Description:

Vertically suspended pumps are used in many industries in a wide range of applications. Their typically slender design make them subject to structural resonance and amplified vibration levels. Pump and motor structures can be analyzed, and resonances predicted and detuned during the design phase of a pump. When encountering excessive vibration levels / structural resonance conditions on installed equipment however, problem mitigation with ‘traditional’ methods like stiffening driver-stands or attaching detuning masses, are typically costly, time consuming, and may be of limited effect. The use of Tuned Mass Dampers or Passive Dynamic Absorbers (PDAs) often represents a highly effective and economical mitigation alternative that may only require minimal modifications applied to the principal structure and a short down-time for installation. Wire Rope Isolators can be used as single point mounted PDAs, engineered to act over a broad range of excitation frequencies, providing excellent vibration control / significant vibration reduction.

Presenter:

Thomas Kaiser

Supervisor Design Analysis, Sulzer Flow Equipment

Bio is TBD.