Description of General Short Course on

Fluid-Film/Rolling Bearing Technologies & Rotordynamic Interactions

Sponsored by Rotor Bearing Technology & Software, Inc. (RBTS)

ABOUT THE COURSE

This course is prepared for engineers and technical managers who are involved in rotating machinery design, operation, maintenance, diagnostics and troubleshooting, with an emphasis on bearing systems that support, guide and locate the rotating assembly.

The course will focus on bearings, the vital tribological element of rotating machinery, beginning with their fundamental principals of operation through PC computer-implemented evaluations of their operational performance characteristics and limitations. Design considerations and applications of fluid-film and rolling element bearings will be discussed along with presentation of practical examples and case histories.

The interacting influence of bearings on the dynamic behavior (rotor dynamics) of machinery will be reviewed and illustrated by construction of analytical models, and evaluated by PC-implemented computerized solutions. Participants are encouraged to bring problems to be discussed. Informal technical sessions and workshops are intended to provide participants with adequate time to describe problems they have encountered in BEARINGS, BEARING SYSTEMS, and ROTOR DYNAMICS.

Computers and computer software will be available at the course for problem-solving, and for the application of state-of-the-art computer-aided engineering of bearings and rotor dynamics. Participants will be given, free-of-charge, educational versions RBTS' popular advanced rotating machinery dynamics software package, ARMD and the rolling element bearing program, COBRA.

SCHEDULE

REGISTRATION

This is a three-day course. The registration fee includes course notes, computer software, daily refreshments, and an evening banquet with a guest speaker. Attendance of this course is typically limited to 20 participants. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and will be confirmed following the receipt of registration fee payment or company purchase order. Cancellation of registration will be honored, and full fee refunded, provided written notification is received at RBTS's office no later than three weeks before the starting date of the course.

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