February 2019
Maintenance and Reliability
Resolving vibration problems in a crude booster pump
The pumps referred to in this article are 2,600-HP vertical pumps utilized as booster pumps for the shipment of crude oil.
The Authors
Abdulkarim Rinawi is a piping and vibration specialist at Saudi Aramco. He has 28 yr of experience with piping, structural and rotating equipment vibration, pressure pulsation, pipe stress and flow analysis in refining, piping, pipelines, power generation and nuclear facilities. Dr. Rinawi has a PhD in structural engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
Keith Brashler is a Pump Specialist in the Consulting Services Department for Saudi Aramco. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State University. Brashler has 34 yr of rotating equipment experience in oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, and pulp and paper, with an emphasis on pump and system troubleshooting.
Eid Subaie is a Plant Operation Engineer with Saudi Aramco at the company’s Eastern region terminal operations at the Ju’aymah Tank Farm. He has 16 yr of experience in industrial operating facilities, resolving operational upsets and plant problems.
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