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Discussion Group Schedule

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Discussion Group P07 – Improving Mean Time Between Pump Failures

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., 372D, Pump
Speakers:

Aaron Burton, Sulzer
Morg Bruck, HMIC

Discussion Group T06 – Reciprocating Compressors

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., 370A, Turbo
Speakers:

Bruce Bayless, Valero
Bruce McCain, Oxy Oil & Gas Corporation
Ben White, Southwest Research Institute

Discussion Group P08 – Vertical Pump Problems and Solutions

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., 371A, Pump
Speakers:

Clint Zentic, Sulzer
Hemanth Satish, TransCanada

Discussion Group T11 – Turbomachinery Bearings and Annular Seals

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., 371C, Turbo
Speakers:

John Whalen, Consultant
Malcolm Leader, Applied Machinery Dynamics
Michelle Guedry, Dow
Thomas Davidson, Consultant
Alan Mathis, Dow

Discussion Group T12 – Protection Systems Integrity

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., 370C, Turbo
Speakers:

Lil Kassie, BP
Steve Locke, Consultant
Bob Kranz, Valero
Ed Watson, DuPont
George Seamon, Consultant
Justin Kassie, Enterprise Products LLC
Curtis Miller, SIS Silverstone LLC
Charles Rewoldt, Invensys

Discussion Group P06 – Mechanical Seals

10:30 am – 12:00 pm, 370C, Pump
Speakers:

Michael Huebner, Flowserve
Henri Azibert, Camtrack, LLC
Brian Kalfrin, John Crane
Judy Hodgson, Hodgson Consulting

Discussion Group PT01 – Monitoring Vibration and Other Critical Machine Conditions

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 371C, Pump/Turbo
Speakers:

William Marscher, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Ron Adams, Sulzer Pumps
Dag Calafell, Technical Opus Solutions
Simon Bradshaw, CIRCOR
Monroe Voyles, ITT Goulds Pumps
Jack Claxton, Patterson Pump Company
Juan Gamarra, Mechanical Soultions, Inc.
Maki Onari, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Morg Bruck, HMIC
Ken Atkins, Engineering Dynamics Incorporated
Hemanth Satish, TransCanada
Richard Donley, Conhagen Co.
Paul Boyadjis, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Eric Olson, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Nicolas Lagas, Sulzer Pumps
Peter Gaydon, Hydraulic Institute

Discussion Group PT02 – Couplings and Alignment

10:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m., 371A, Pump/Turbo
Speakers:

Jeff Haught, Anadarko Petroleum Company
Michael LeBlanc, John Crane
Mark Oneil, Altra Couplings
Thomas Davidson, Consultant
Michael Johnson, NRG Energy

Discussion Group T10 – Integrally Geared Compressors

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 370A, Turbo
Speakers:

Bradley Addison, Chemours
Kevin Kisor, MAN Energy Solutions
Terryl Matthews, Shell
Carl Schwarz, Praxair

Discussion Group P10 – Pipeline Applications

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 370A, Pump
Speakers:

Aaron Burton, Sulzer
Morg Bruck, HMIC

Discussion Group PT03 – Gears

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 pm, 371C, Pump/Turbo
Speakers:

Joseph Silvaggio, Jr., Siemens
Robert Eisenmann, Jr., BP
Mark Brooker, LyondellBasell
Dietmar Sterns, Renk

Discussion Group T13 – Screw Compressors

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 370C, Turbo
Speakers:

Terryl Matthews, Shell
Ken Atkins, Engineering Dynamics Incorporated
Kevin Kisor, MAN Energy Solutions
Jigger Jumonville, Jumonville Engineering
Jim Goode, Sulzer Turbo Services
Bruce McCain, Oxy Oil & Gas Corporation
Tim Manthey, Aerzen USA

Discussion Group T14 – Gas Turbine Operation and Maintenance

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., 371A, Turbo
Speakers:

Rainer Kurz, Solar Turbines Inc.
Francisco Gonzalez , Cheniere
Jeff Haught, Anadarko Petroleum Company

Discussion Group T15 – Steam Turbine Design, Operation, and Maintenance

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 372A, Turbo
Speakers:

Vinod Patel, KBR
Alan Cole, Siemens
Gampa Bhat, Gampa Bhat & Associates, LLC
Arun Kumar, HPCL – Mittal Energy Ltd., India
Joe Moreno, LyondellBasell
Brian Barrington

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Discussion Group T07 – Advanced Topics In Centrifugal Compressor Design

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., 371C, Turbo
Speakers:

Mark Sandberg, Sandberg Turbomachinery Consulting, LLC
Leonardo Baldassarre, BHGE
Urs Baumann, MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz AG
Mark J. Kuzdzal, Siemens
Jeffrey Moore, Southwest Research Institute
Brian Pettinato, Elliott Group
Jim. Sorokes, Siemens

Discussion Group P09 – Sealless Pumps

8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., 370A, Pump
Speakers:

Daniel Wood, Chemours
Judy Hodgson, Hodgson Consulting

Discussion Group P11 – Cavitation/NPSH (Field Problems)

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., 371A, Pump
Speakers:

Discussion Group T05 – Overspeed Trip Systems

8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., 370C, Turbo
Speakers:

Bruce Bayless, Valero
Kevin Yates, Dow
Scott Shane, Dow

Discussion Group P05 – Centrifugal Pump Operation, Maintenance, and Reliability

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 370C, Pump
Speakers:

David DePaolis, Flowserve
Richard Donley, Conhagen Co.
Adam Gottlieb, Celanese Clear Lake Plant
Calvin Stevenson, Flint Hills Resources
Paul Pairmore, Flint Hills Resources
Arun Kumar, HPCL – Mittal Energy Ltd., India
Katie Whaley, ARMS Reliability
Thomas Putnam, Chlor/Alkali, OXY Chem Inglesite Plant

Discussion Group PT04 – Lubrication

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 371A, Pump/Turbo
Speakers:

Leslie Thilagan, Consultant
Brian Pettinato, Elliott Group
Jeff Haught, Anadarko Petroleum Company
Jeff Buck, Shell Projects and Technology
Alex Schaefer, Elliott Group
Ken Shifflett, Motiva

Discussion Group T08 -Turbo Expanders & PRTs

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 371C, Turbo
Speakers:

Lil Kassie, BP
Bob Kranz, Valero
Justin Kassie, Enterprise Products LLC
Don Shafer, Rotating Machinery Services
Dave Linden, D.H. Linden Associates, Inc.
Nick Vachon, Dresser-Rand, A Siemens Business
George Seamon, Consultant
Jim Goode, Sulzer Turbo Services
Charles Rewoldt, Invensys
Dag Calafell, Technical Opus Solutions

Discussion Group T09 – Dry Gas Seals for Compressors

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 370A, Turbo
Speakers:

Hans Weyermann, ConocoPhillips
Bernard Quoix, Total E&P
Emery Johnson, EagleBurgmann
Leonardo Baldassarre, BHGE
Joe Delrahim, John Crane
Sean Herfurth, Flowserve

Discussion Group PT01 – Monitoring Vibration and Other Critical Machine Conditions

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 371A, Pump
Speakers:

William Marscher, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Ron Adams, Sulzer Pumps
Dag Calafell, Technical Opus Solutions
Simon Bradshaw, CIRCOR
Monroe Voyles, ITT Goulds Pumps
Jack Claxton, Patterson Pump Company
Juan Gamarra, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Maki Onari, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Morg Bruck, HMIC
Ken Atkins, Engineering Dynamics Incorporated
Hemanth Satish, TransCanada
Richard Donley, Conhagen Co.
Paul Boyadjis, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Eric Olson, Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
Nicolas Lagas, Sulzer Pumps
Peter Gaydon, Hydraulic Institute

Discussion Group T16 – Compressor Controls

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 370C, Turbo
Speakers:

Mark Sandberg, Sandberg Turbomachinery Consulting, LLC
Rainer Kurz, Solar Turbines
Henry Borchard, Chevron
Jeff McWhirter, Rockwell Automation
Meera Day-Towler, Southwest Research Institute
David Downing, Elliott Group
Mark Weatherwax, Chevron

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