2019 Short Course

We are offering two short courses:

Rotordynamics and Magnetic Bearings
June 24 – 28, 2019
Click here to register

This rotordynamics and magnetic bearings short course will include presentations by UVA faculty and graduate students. Case histories and examples from industry professionals will also be presented. The Short Course takes place at the ROMAC Lab on the Grounds of the University of Virginia.

COURSE OUTLINE
– Introduction to rotor dynamics
– Introduction to bearing dynamics
– Introduction to magnetic bearings
– Applied rotor dynamics for industrial rotors
– Stability of industrial compressor rotors
– Advanced fluid film bearing analysis
– Compressible flow seals
– Rotor dynamics of turbomachines
– Optimization techniques in rotordynamics
– Dynamics of aircraft engines
– Support stiffness effects
– Torsional vibrations
– Rotordynamics of motors & turbine generators
– API specifications for rotor dynamics
– Rotor rubs
– Squeeze film dampers
– Specifications for magnetic bearing rotors
– Geared systems
– Test rigs for rotordynamics
– Field measurements of industrial rotors
– Use of Rotordynamic Codes

Cost for registration:
$1,500 per member
$3,000 per non-member

CFD Modeling for Industrial Machine Components
August 19 – 23, 2019
Click here to register

This computational fluid dynamics (CFD) short course will include presentations by UVA faculty and graduate students. Tutorials using the commercial CFD software, ANSYS CFX, will also be performed for common rotating machinery component analyses. The Short Course takes place at the ROMAC Lab on the Grounds of the University of Virginia.

COURSE OUTLINE
• CFD theory
• CFD basics including turbulence modeling and mesh independence
• Introduction to seals modeling
• Basics of seals CFD + tutorial
• Introduction to impellers, pumps and compressor modeling
• Multiple reference frame and time transient CFD
• Seal and impeller rotordynamics CFD + tutorial
• Introduction to multiphase modeling
• Multiphase particle tracking CFD + tutorial
• Introduction to squeeze film dampers
• Squeeze film damper CFD and tutorial
• Introduction to bearing
• bearing CFD and tutorial
• Multiphase modeling of bearings
• Multiphase bearing tutorial
• Introduction to fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulation
• FSI bearing tutorial
• CFD Project help session

Cost for registration:
$1,500 per member
$3,000 per non-member

Related: