About the course
This course teaches you the fundamentals of pulsations in piping systems and a how to assess these pulsations based on the API 618 and API 674 codes.
The course is intended for engineers involved in the acoustic and/or mechanical design of the piping upstream or downstream of a reciprocating equipment. You will be introduced to the theoretical background of pulsation analysis, and will become acquainted with conducting a code conformance analysis for reciprocating equipment using BOSpulse.
Effective mitigation methods are covered for excessive pressure pulsations and the analysis of these mitigative actions using BOSpulse. Detailed explanation of the effects of dampener configurations, bottles, and other pressure suppression methods are provided using BOSpulse.
After this course you are a confident user of BOSpulse which understands good design practices and analysis methods for water hammer phenomena in piping systems.
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Selected course format
Classroom
- Face-to-face with instructors
- On-site or in Rijswijk
- Printed course materials
- Lunch included
- 1-month full BOSpulse license
- For teams
Self-paced
- Self-learning modules
- Online discussion forum
- Live sessions with instructor
- 1-year access
- optional 1-month full BOSpulse license
- For individual learning
Virtual Training
- Self-learning modules
- Online discussion forum
- Live sessions with instructor
- 1-year access
- optional 1-month full BOSpulse license
- For individual learning and teams
Course Objective
“To enable BOSpulse users to have a good understanding of the software and the backgrounds associated with API 618 & API 674 pulsation analysis.”
- Learn from home
- Video Lectures by Experts
- Available 24/7
- PDH Hours qualified course
Program & Details
Welcome & Your instructor
Content Overview
How to use this course
Personal Certificate requirements
Questions Forum
Introduction and Agenda
Potential problems with pressure pulsations
Physical concepts of pressure pulsations
Cyclic unbalanced forces due to pulsations
Pressure pulsations due recipocating equipment
Acoustic Resonance Part 1
Acoustic Resonance Part 2
Pulsation and vibration control
A sample of the first module is available for free, so you can learn more about the teaching style and understand if the course fits your needs.
Introduction and Agenda
Setting up your model in BOSpulse
Using scenarios in BOSpulse
General workflow in BOSpulse
Elements in BOSpulse
Boundary Conditions in BOSpulse
Analyses in BOSpulse
Reviewing results in BOSpulse
Tools an databasis in BOSpulse
3D viewer in BOSpulse
Pressure pulsations due to reciprocating compressors
Computational model of reciprocating compressors
Flow variations due to pressure pulsations
The BOSpulse solver Overview
Steady State solver in BOSpulse
Transient Solver in BOSpulse
Harmonic Solver in BOSpulse
Which solver to use in BOSpulse
Calculation routine for API studies
Adjusting solver settings in BOSpulse
Fluid models in BOSpulse
Acoustic length versus geometric length
Introduction & Agenda Modelling reciprocating systems
Multi-cylinder compressors in BOSpulse
Multi-piston pumps in BOSpulse
Introduction & Agenda
API 618 code guidelines for pulsations from compressors
Pulsation limits as per the API 618
API 674 code guidelines for pulsations from pumps
Running an API 618 analysis in BOSpulse
Running an API674 analysis in BOSpulse
API analysis results in BOSpulse
Pulsation control methodologies
Simple bottles to reduce pulsations
Bottles with choke tubes to reduce pulsations
Gas filled damper (pumps) to reduce pulsations
Orifice plates to reduce pulsations
Introduction & Agenda Pipe stress interaction
Pipe stress interaction with BOSpulse
The structural module in BOSpulse
Exporting shaking forces from BOSpulse
Using the forces in CAESAR II
Structural analysis in BOSpulse
Modeling structures in BOSpulse
Analyzing structures in BOSpulse
Structural analysis results in BOSpulse
How to load PCF files into BOSpulse
Loading ISOtracer models into BOSpulse
Setting up a bottle with choke tubes into BOSpulse
Spherical resonator model into BOSpulse
Viewing model results into BOSpulse
Importing model geometrie in BOSpulse
Exporting models from BOSpulse
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Results
- have a solid understanding of pressure pulsation phenomena,
- can perform pulsation analysis as per API 618 and API 674,
- know how to use the BOSpulse software and interpret the results,
- have seen numerous real-life cases of pulsation analysis in industrial piping,
- know different mitigation measures and their applicability.
Intended for
- Users of the BOSpulse software,
- Those interested in understanding the theoretical background of pulsation problems,
- Engineers involved in API618 and API674 pulsation analyses.
Prerequisites and level
- No prior knowledge of BOSpulse is required,
- A basic understanding of flow analysis is beneficial.
- Level: Intermediate
Self-Paced
This course is self-paced and is not subject to specific dates. The course contains 9 modules with a total of 5 hours of content which can be performed at your own pace. A Personal Certificate will be provided to participants if they finish the course within the first month after purchase. This incentive will motivate you to perform the course quickly thereby improving your learning curve.
Virtual Training
Spring Program:
Kick-Off Session Monday 5 June 10:00 CEST
Session A Monday 12 June 10:00 CEST
Session B Monday 19 June 10:00 CEST
Session C Monday 26 June 10:00 CEST
Fall Program:
Kick-Off Session Monday 17 November 10:00 CEST
Session A Monday 24 November 10:00 CEST
Session B Monday 1 December 10:00 CEST
Session C Monday 8 December 10:00 CEST
You receive 1-year unlimited access to all modules. This allows you to perform modules again when you need to refresh knowledge for your work projects.
Access to the course.
After your purchase is confirmed it will be activated to your account on the EngineeringTrainer learning portal. Here you will find the course in your dashboard and you will be guided step-by-step through the different course modules. You receive 1-year unlimited access to the course. This allows you to perform modules again when you need to refresh knowledge for your work projects.
Learn by doing.
The course is mainly based on video content: video lectures and video software demonstrations. English subtitles are available and videos can be viewed as many times as desired. The video lectures help you to grasp the important technical concepts and in the video demonstrations the instructor uses the software and discusses all the steps and actions. You are recommended to follow the steps of the instructor in the software to optimize your learning curve.
Exercises & Software models associated with the content are available for download.
A Personal Certificate will be provided to participants if they finish the course within the first month after purchase. This incentive will motivate you to perform the course quickly thereby improving your learning curve.
Example certificate:
FAQ
Video lectures
Video demonstrations
PDF Exercises
Exercise answers in video-demonstrations
BOSpulse model files for download
The majority of training material are videos. These are not available for download, but can be accessed directly with your account on the portal. Software models associated with the demonstrations are available for download.
You receive 1-year unlimited access to the course. This allows you to perform modules again when you need to refresh knowledge for your work projects.
We encourage participants to submit feedback and questions in the Questions forum of the course. These are answered directly in the forum or form the basis for new videos that are added to the online course.
Participants receive 1-year unlimited access to the course including new videos that are added during this year. Participants receive an email notification upon addition of new course videos.
An active BOSpulse license is required for this course. A 1-month full BOSfluids license can be purchased as an add-on to the course once the course is added to your shopping cart. For more details see the course fee overview below.
Please contact us for questions on this matter.
Yes, this course qualifies for PDH hours as per the NCEES CPC Guidelines.
