Program

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Time Event  
08:00 - 08:40 Registration - IFMI Hall  
08:40 - 09:00 Introduction (IFMI Amphitheater)  
09:00 - 09:50 Keynote (IFMI Amphitheater) - Bernard Tournerie  
09:00 - 09:50 › Friction Is Just the Beginning - Henri Azibert, Fluid Sealing Association  
09:50 - 10:00 Posters presentation (IFMI Amphitheater)  
10:00 - 10:30 Posters (IFMI Hall)  
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break (IFMI Hall)  
10:30 - 12:00 Durability of seals (IFMI Amphitheater) - Shifeng Wu  
10:30 - 11:00 › Damaging process of radial lip seals considering variable temperature and runtime - Axel Eipper, IMA Stuttgart  
11:00 - 11:30 › Experimental Analysis of the Thermal shock in Mechanical Seals - André Parfait Nyemeck, Latty International  
11:30 - 12:00 › Optimization of Mechanical Seal Component Design for Downhole Drilling Applications - Yansong Wang, Baker Hughes  
12:10 - 13:50 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:30 Seals performance improvement (IFMI Amphitheater) - Robert Flitney  
14:00 - 14:30 › Designed to cost gas lubricated face seals for energy saving - Klaus Lang, EagleBurgmann Germany  
14:30 - 15:00 › Laser Machined Mechanical Seal Faces Provide Reduction of Start-Up and Drive Torque in a Field Application. - Alvaro Medina, Flowserve  
15:00 - 15:30 › Enhancing mechanical seal lifetime, friction and performance through the use of innovative carbon based materials and their structures - Chris H Walker, Diamond Hard Surfaces Ltd, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Institute of Mechanical Engineering  
15:30 - 16:15 Posters  
15:30 - 16:15 › Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Floating Ring Annular Seals - Antoine Mariot, Institut P' CNRS - Université de Poitiers - ENSMA UPR 3346 SP2MI - Mihai ARGHIR, Institut P' CNRS - Université de Poitiers - ENSMA UPR 3346 SP2MI  
15:30 - 16:15 › Influence of Changing the End Floating Seal Dynamic Characteristics on the Centrifugal Compressor Vibration State - Volodymyr Yurko, TRIZ  
15:30 - 16:15 › Numerical analysis of shaft surface texture effect on elastohydrodynamic lubrication of rotary lip seals - M'hammed EL GADARI, Institut Pprime  
15:30 - 16:15 › Surface finishing methods for dynamic seals optimization - Daniela Coblas, Institut Pprime  
15:30 - 16:15 › Upgrading Seal Assemblies' Elements of the Compressor Equipment Using Electroerosive Alloying - Volodymyr Yurko, TRIZ - Viacheslav Tarelnyk, Sumy National Agrarian University  
15:30 - 16:15 Coffee break (IFMI Hall)  
16:15 - 17:45 Non-contacting seals (IFMI Amphitheater) - Mathieu Hélène  
16:15 - 16:45 › Sealing of Lubricating Grease without Friction with Non-Contacting Sealing Systems - Florian Bosch, University of Stuttgart/ Institute of Machine Components  
16:45 - 17:15 › Influence of the real dimple shape on the performance of a textured mechanical seal - Mohand Adjemout, Institut Pprime  
17:15 - 17:45 › Groove geometry optimization of balance drum labyrinth seal to minimize leakage rate by experimental design - Houston Wood, Rotating Machinery and Control (ROMAC) Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia  
17:45 - 18:00 Asme Prize & Closure (IFMI Amphitheater)  
18:00 - 18:30 Cocktail (IFMI Hall)  

Friday, October 3, 2014

Time Event  
09:30 - 11:30 Visit of the laboratories - Pprime Institute  
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