BOSpulse Foundations: Pulsation Analysis

About The Course

This course teaches you the fundamentals of pressure pulsations in piping systems and a how to assess these pulsations based on the API 618 and API 674 codes using BOSpulse.

The course is intended for engineers involved in the acoustic and/or mechanical design of the piping upstream or downstream of 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/or shaking forces. Detailed explanation of the effects of dampener configurations, bottles, and other pressure suppression methods are provided using BOSpulse.

After this course, you will be a confident user of BOSpulse, that understands how to perform a code conform pulsation analysis.

The course is available in multiple formats. For individual learning, you can choose to follow the course online at your own pace. For teams there are also instructor led training course options, which can either be followed online or through a 2-day class-room training course.

Program Details

Module 1: Fundamentals of Acoustic and Pulsations
  1. Introduction and Agenda

  2. Potential problems with pressure pulsations

  3. Physical concepts of pressure pulsations

  4. Cyclic unbalanced forces due to pulsations

  5. Pressure pulsations due recipocating equipment

  6. Acoustic Resonance Part 1

  7. Acoustic Resonance Part 2

  8. Pulsation and vibration control

Module 2: Working with BOSpulse
  1. Introduction and Agenda

  2. Setting up your model in BOSpulse

  3. Using scenarios in BOSpulse

  4. General workflow in BOSpulse

  5. Elements in BOSpulse

  6. Boundary Conditions in BOSpulse

  7. Analyses in BOSpulse

  8. Reviewing results in BOSpulse

  9. Tools an databasis in BOSpulse

  10. 3D viewer in BOSpulse

Module 3: Pulsation analysis of a compressor
  1. Pressure pulsations due to reciprocating compressors

  2. Computational model of reciprocating compressors

  3. Flow variations due to pressure pulsations

Module 4: BOSpulse Solver
  1. The BOSpulse solver Overview

  2. Steady State solver in BOSpulse

  3. Transient Solver in BOSpulse

  4. Harmonic Solver in BOSpulse

  5. Which solver to use in BOSpulse

  6. Calculation routine for API studies

  7. Adjusting solver settings in BOSpulse

  8. Fluid models in BOSpulse

  9. Acoustic length versus geometric length

  10. Introduction & Agenda Modelling reciprocating systems

  11. Multi-cylinder compressors in BOSpulse

  12. Multi-piston pumps in BOSpulse

Module 5: Codes and Guidelines
  1. Introduction & Agenda

  2. API 618 code guidelines for pulsations from compressors

  3. Pulsation limits as per the API 618

  4. API 674 code guidelines for pulsations from pumps

  5. Running an API 618 analysis in BOSpulse

  6. Running an API674 analysis in BOSpulse

  7. API analysis results in BOSpulse

Module 6: Reducing Pulsations
  1. Pulsation control methodologies

  2. Simple bottles to reduce pulsations

  3. Bottles with choke tubes to reduce pulsations

  4. Gas filled damper (pumps) to reduce pulsations

  5. Orifice plates to reduce pulsations

Module 7: Pipe Stress Interaction
  1. Introduction & Agenda Pipe stress interaction

  2. Pipe stress interaction with BOSpulse

  3. The structural module in BOSpulse

  4. Exporting shaking forces from BOSpulse

  5. Using the forces in CAESAR II

Module 8: Structural Analysis
  1. Structural analysis in BOSpulse

  2. Modeling structures in BOSpulse

  3. Analyzing structures in BOSpulse

  4. Structural analysis results in BOSpulse

Module 9: Further Discussions
  1. How to load PCF files into BOSpulse

  2. Loading ISOtracer models into BOSpulse

  3. Setting up a bottle with choke tubes into BOSpulse

  4. Spherical resonator model into BOSpulse

  5. Viewing model results into BOSpulse

  6. Importing model geometrie in BOSpulse

  7. Exporting models from BOSpulse

Self-Paced

This course is self-paced and is not subject to specific dates. A personal certificate will be provided to you if you finish the course within the first month after purchase. This incentive aims to motivate you to perform the course in a timely manner, thereby improving your learning curve.

E-Hybrid

This course starts with a 30-minute kickoff session with the instructor followed by three 2-hour live sessions over the course of the next weeks. The dates of the sessions are organized upon inquiry and can be customized at the request of the participants. The online modules are drip fed becoming available to the participants throughout the program. The drip schedule aims to provide consistency to your learning experience and is designed to maintain participant concentration and provide adequate time to perform exercises between live instructor sessions where the instructor may answer any questions about the topic.

Classroom 

This course is scheduled for 2 work days. The dates of the course are organized upon inquiry.

This course is available in self-paced, hybrid, and classroom formats.

Prerequisites and level

  • No prior knowledge of BOSpulse is required,
  • A basic understanding of flow analysis is beneficial.
  • Level: Intermediate

Intended For

This course is designed for:

  • Users of the BOSpulse software,
  • Those interested in understanding the theoretical background of pulsation problems,
  • Engineers involved in API618 and API674 pulsation analyses.

Access to the self-paced course

Online participants receive an account to the EngineeringTrainer online learning portal, where you can find the course in your dashboard. After opening the course, you will be guided step-by-step through the different modules. You receive 1-year unlimited access to the course, allowing for the repetition of modules as desired.

Learn by doing

The self-paced and E-hybrid courses are 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.

The classroom course is performed in person either on-site or in the Dynaflow Research Group office located in Rijswijk, The Netherlands. This course enables you to be face-to-face with the instructors with live examples provided. This course also provides all participants with a 1-year access to the self-paced course.

Exercises and software models associated with the content are available for download. 

Participants of the self-paced and E-hybrid courses receive a personal digital certificate if they meet the following requirements:

  • Completion of each course module
  • Filling in the course evaluation survey

Participants of the classroom course receive a personal physical certificate upon the completion of the course.

Example certificate:

After this course, participants are expected to:

  • 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.
  • Video lectures (online course)
  • Video demonstrations (online course)
  • Hard-copy of the slides (classroom course)
  • Exercises in PDF format
  • BOSpulse model files for download

The majority of online training material are videos. These are not available for download, but can be accessed directly with your account on the portal. This allows you to watch content again if this is beneficial for your work projects. The classroom training material is handed out to the participants as hard-copy, but the other content is shared digitally.

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 recommended for this course. For online participants a license is not included, but a 1-month full BOSpulse license can be purchased at a reduced fee. For the classroom participants a license is provided during the training course.

Please contact us for license and price information.

Yes, this course qualifies for PDH hours as per the NCEES CPC Guidelines.

Select Course Format

Self-paced

750 /person
  • Self-learning modules
  • Live sessions with instructor
  • Online discussion forum
  • 1-year access
  • Optional 1-month full BOSpulse license
  • For individual learning

E-Hybrid

Price on request
  • Drip scheduled self-learning modules
  • Live sessions with instructor
  • Online discussion forum
  • 1-year access
  • Optional 1-month full BOSpulse license
  • For teams of minimum 4 people

Classroom

Price on request
  • On-site or at the DRG office
  • Face-to-face with instructors
  • Printed course materials
  • 1-year access to self-paced course
  • BOSpulse license included for training days
  • For teams of minimum 4 people

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