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Vibration, Dynamics & Noise ©2015 BETA Machinery Analysis – A Wood Group Company BETAMachinery.com
BETA’s Engineering Services
Compressor Vibration Studies Pump Vibration Studies Piping Vibration Studies Field Services
Centrifugal Compressors
Surge Control Design
(dynamic simulation)
Flow Induced Vibration (FIV)
Acoustic Induced Vibration (AIV)
Rotor Dynamics (lateral)
Reciprocating Compressors
API 618 (or GMRC guideline) Pulsation
& Mechanical incl. Forced Response
Torsional Vibration
Bottle Sizing Service – free, online
Small Bore Connections
Package Engineering
Screw Compressors
Shell Mode (oil flooded)
Silencer Acoustics (dry screws)
Pipe Stress (thermal)
Centrifugal Pumps
Piping Vibration
(incl. Small Bore Piping)
Transient Surge/Water Hammer
(Pump Startup, Shutdown, Valve
Closures, etc.)
Pump Casing FEA
(stress, reed critical frequency)
Reciprocating Pumps
API 674 – Pulsation & Mechanical
incl. Forced Response
API 674 – Mechanical Piping
Finite Element (FEA)
Water Hammer (transient)
General Piping Vibration & Stress
Piping Vibration & Integrity –
EI Guideline 2008: Avoidance of
vibration induced fatigue failure
(AVIFF)
Small Bore Connection (SBC)
Piping Support Design and Vibration
Restraints
Pipe Stress (thermal)
Transient Surge/Water Hammer
Transient Surge (water hammer,
check valve slam, blow down, valve
swing, ESD, etc.)
Tank System Transients
Liquid System Control Optimization
Advanced Piping Evaluations
Shell/Transverse Acoustical
(acoustical- piping interaction)
Modal
Cavitation from Pressure Reducing
Devices
Flow Induced Turbulence (FIT)
Subsea Piping Vibration
General Troubleshooting
(vibration, performance)
Vibration Inspection Program
Torsional Vibration Measurements
Foundation, Structural Analysis
Performance Testing
(compressors, pumps)
Small Bore Connection (SBC)
Assessment
AIV and FIV Studies
Shell/Transverse Acoustical
Analysis
Multi-channel Data Acquisition
(steady and transient flow
analysis)
Machinery Condition Assessment
Performance Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
(compressors, pumps, engines)
Predictive Diagnostics Program
for Rotating Assets (plants,
offshore facilities, remote assets)
Remote Vibration Analysis
Loading Curves Generation (optimizing compressor)
Other Applicable Studies for Compressor and Pump Systems
Torsional and Rotor Dynamics
Foundation Design and Dynamic
Skid and Structural Dynamics (offshore facilities or racks)
Piping Stress and Vibration (see Piping Vibration Studies)
Station Assessment (interaction between centrifugal and reciprocating
compressors)
Finite Element (FEA)
Vibration Control Products
Vibration Pipe Clamps
DamperBraceTM
BETA Vibration Absorber
Wireless Vibration Sensors Facility Wide Vibration Assessment This review evaluates piping and machines to avoid vibration induced piping fatigue
failure. The scope includes all excitation sources that may contribute to a vibration problem.
This service includes the requirements in the Energy Institute Guideline (2008).
