BOSpulse Foundations

Pulsation Analysis

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

Price on request
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  • Face-to-face with instructors
  • On-site or in Rijswijk
  • Printed course materials
  • Lunch included
  • 1-month full BOSpulse license
  • For teams

Self-paced

700 / user
  • Self-learning modules
  • Online discussion forum
  • Live sessions with instructor
  • 1-year access
  • optional 1-month full BOSpulse license
  • For individual learning

Virtual Training

950 / user
  • 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.”

Program & Details

  1. Welcome & Your instructor

  2. Content Overview

  3. How to use this course

  4. Personal Certificate requirements

  5. Questions Forum

  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

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.

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  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

  1. Pressure pulsations due to reciprocating compressors

  2. Computational model of reciprocating compressors

  3. Flow variations due to pressure pulsations

  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

  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

  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

  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

  1. Structural analysis in BOSpulse

  2. Modeling structures in BOSpulse

  3. Analyzing structures in BOSpulse

  4. Structural analysis results in BOSpulse

  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

  1. Congratulations

  2. Course evaluation survey

  3. Your Personal Certificate

  4. Rate this course

  5. Related resources

  6. Follow up

Results

After this course, you…
  • 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

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.

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