BRG's 5-day short course is designed to educate end-users and manufacturers on the basic principles of rotordynamics including lateral and torsional dynamics. The course emphasizes hands-on exercises and real-life case studies rather than equations and higher-level math. With more than 100 years of collective experience in the field of rotordynamics, BRG's training team has a wealth of knowledge applicable to such machinery as:

• Centrifugal & axial flow pumps & compressors		• Turboexpanders
• Steam & gas turbines • Electric motors & generators		• Gearboxes

These machinery types are common in such industries as:

• Power generation	• Refining and chemicals	• Oil and natural gas
• Aerospace	• Defense

The 5-Day short course will include the following subjects, among others:

• Rotor modeling for lateral & torsional dynamics • Shop & field balancing • Case histories of oil whirl & shaft whip rotor instabilities • Labyrinth, honeycomb & hole pattern seal dynamics • Modeling & testing of pedestal & support dynamics • Operation, design & application of squeeze film dampers

• Synchronous instability case histories due to Morton effect • API vibration and rotordynamic specifications • Fixed geometry & tilting pad bearing operation, design & application case histories • Dynamics of active magnetic bearings & application case histories • Compressor oil seal & centrifugal pump wear ring dynamics • Coupled lateral-torsional vibration & analysis of trains with gearboxes

The team of course instructors has a unique blend of end-user, manufacturer and R&D backgrounds, allowing them to be unusually adept at making complex concepts accessible to personnel with a wide range of education and experience. The team of instructors includes:

Nathan K. Brown    •    James M. Byrne   •   C. Hunter Cloud   •   Minhui He   John A. Kocur, Jr.   •    Eric H. Maslen   •   José A. Vázquez

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