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Fundamentals of Mechanical and Structural Vibration

This course is intended as a first course in vibration for engineers with no previous background. However, the course can be very useful for engineers who are involved in the field and want to have a kind of refreshment. The course covers the following topics:

Engineering Measurements
This course offers the fundamental of engineering measurements to engineers in many engineering applications. Participants completing this course are expected to deal with analogue and digital measuring systems, calibration and assessment of the measurement methods and devices. The course covers the following topics:

Introduction to vibration theory. Vibration signal characteristics. Element of vibration system. Classification of vibration. Free vibration ( single and multiple degree of freedom ). Causes of vibration. Forced vibration. Practical design of vibration isolators and foundation. Computer simulations.

The course is designed for mechanical, civil and structural engineers, as well as, for senior technicians involved in the design and construction of machines, and structures.

Basic concepts: definition, calibration, units and dynamic measurement concepts. Displacement and area measurements: gage blocks, optical methods and pneumatic methods. Pressure and flow measurements. Temperature measurement. Stress and strain measurement. Strain gages technology. Force and torque measurement. Measurement data processing. Report writing. Design of measurement experiments.

The course is designed for mechanical, electrical, instrumentations and chemical engineers. Also, lecturers and laboratory technicians in universities can benefit from the course.

Vibration Measurements and Analysis

This course covers the topics in vibration measurement and analysis for the engineers working in the field and for engineers starting their careers. After completing the course, the participants are expected to be familiar with all available vibration measurement transducers, their design and characteristics. They are expected also to be able to decide on the best transducer to be used based on the machine and its operation conditions. They are also expected to master vibration data collection methodologies and signal processing fundamentals. The topics of this course are:
Vibration

Basics of Rotordynamics
Rotating machinery are the basic building block for most industries. The understanding of the dynamics of rotating machinery is becoming necessary for design, operation and maintenance engineers. This course offers the basic understanding through lecture presentations and hands on experience sessions. The course covers the following topics: Fundamentals of rotating machinery vibrations. Rotating machinery vibration terminology. Jeffcots rotor. Synchronous and non synchronous rotor response. Identification of dynamic stiffness. Fluid-film bearings and rotor stability. Critical speed and Cambbel diagrams. Dataformat: rotor startup and shutdown. Frequency spectrums. Standards, limits and specifications. Elective topics based on the participants request. Computer Animations. This course is intended for mechanical and electrical engineers involved in commissioning, design, operation, maintenance and diagnosis .

signals characteristics, vibration transducers: design and operation. Selection of vibration transducers, signal transmission and conditioning. Analog analysis and filters. Rotating machinery: phase measurement and its need. Startup, shutdown and steady state data format. Digital to analogue converters. Single value vibration monitoring and trending. Frequency analysis and Fast Fourier Transformation ( FFT ). Joint time frequency analysis ( JTFA ). The use of MATLAB and Simulation for vibration signal processing. Laboratory sessions using all types of vibration sensors and data acquisition systems.

Mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers, lecturers and lab technicians in universities are expected also to benefit from this course.

Gear and Gearboxes. Rolling element bearings. Cavitations and Aerodynamic problems. Electrical machines problems. Case studies. This course addresses technical managers, mechanical and electrical engineers as well as maintenance technicians.

Balancing of Rotating Machines Machinery Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics

This course is designed to transfer up-to-date knowledge on machinery monitoring and diagnostics based on systematic approach. Engineer attending this course are expected to have minimum knowledge in vibration theory. They are expected after finishing the course to master vibration analysis to accurately diagnose machinery problem. The course covers the following topics:
Basic of condition monitoring. Condition monitoring techniques. Aspects of vibration. Vibration measurement. Vibration

This course offers the fundamentals of field balancing to engineers with no background in balancing techniques. In addition, the course serves as refreshment for engineers already involved in related fields. Participants completing this course are expected to identify and effectively correct balancing problems. The course begins by defining unbalance, its root causes and explaining the benefits of properly balanced rotating machines.

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machines. Selection of measurement techniques and points of measurements. Fault diagnostics methods: Trending, frequency spectrums, establishing diagnostics test. Specific problems and their symptoms:

Unbalance and its signature. Misalignment. Foundation problems and looseness. Fans and bladed-rotors.

Various methods of solving single plane, two plane and multi-plane balancing techniques are presented: 1. Single plane balancing using: Orbit method. Three trial weight ( 4 Runs method ). Influence Coefficient. 2. Two-plane Balancing using the Influence Coefficients.

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Modal Balancing. Multi-plane Balancing without Phase.

In addition to lecture presentations, this course involves computer simulations in the field balancing problems and actual hands on experience workshop. This course is meant for mechanical engineers and senior technicians who are involved in the field of machinery for maintenance, design and operation. Industrial Noise: Basics Measurements and Control The expanding industry has put more demands onto engineers to be familiar with all physical phenomenon in the work environment for the sake of more productivity and safer operation. Industrial noise is always present and it is extremely needed that engineer knows the basics of sound generation and propagation. Moreover engineers should be aware of the harmful effect of noise, available standards and measuring methods. Moreover, the filed engineer should be aware of how to control noise and what the parameters that he should look into when a noise problem in the file is faced. The course objectives are to teach engineers working in the field the basics of sound waves and propagation. Measurement methods and standards and to design and select noise control methods. This course is designed for mechanical, maintenance, and instrumentation engineers. Industrial managers also can benefit from the course. The course contents are:

Introduction to acoustics and sound waves. Sound levels, decibels, spectra and character of noise, sound propagation and directivity, sound measurements and instrumentation. Basic sources of noise: Discrete, random and band noise. Noise for diagnostics and machinery health monitoring. Pumps, compressors, gears and bearing noise signature. Noise control: acoustical material, enclosures, silencers and active noise control. Reverberation control. Case histories.

Heat Exchangers
The practising engineer is frequently involved in one or more aspect of process design, control, operation and maintenance. On one hand, the process design involves rating, selection of type, and sizing of heat exchanger. On the other hand, the change in process conditions (i.e., change in feed stream composition) and environmental conditions (i.e., daily and seasonal changes in ambient temperature) require the prediction of performance under these off-design conditions. Furthermore, the process specifications impose different problems related to operation and maintenance of heat exchangers, i.e., fouling, corrosion, thermal stresses, and safety in addition to fan and pumping power consumption and maintenance cost with minimal shutdowns. Thus, the practising engineer is required to have a solid background and understanding of heat exchangers basic principles and applications. On completion, the participant should be able to:

Find, evaluate and use fluid dynamic and heat transfer analytical solutions, empirical correlations and data to predict pressure drop and heat transfer coefficients in component geometries during single phase flow, boiling and condensation. Select a feasible and efficient heat exchanger configuration (involving both single and multiple units) to meet a given process application, using estimation techniques to quickly obtain approximate sizes. Use published design procedures for rating standard exchanger configurations. Analyse plant exchanger data in order to develop new correlations or to troubleshoot plant problems.

The course is intended to benefit practising engineers in Petrochemical processes, Refinery, LNG production, Desalination, Power and steam production, Energy conversion and energy conservation systems and environmental protection process design.

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