ASME South Texas Section Gas Turbine Technical Chapter Meeting Notice: 18 Mar 2018 - Initial; Apollo Sub-Section Tuesday, 26 Mar 2019 notice included
Richard Sessions
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Meeting Notice - ASME Gas Turbine Technical Chapter
The Houston area ASME-International Gas Turbine Technical Chapter is dedicated to the design, manufacture, operation, maintenance and business of gas turbine based technologies. Every individual and organization with an interest in this technology is encouraged to participate (ASME membership is not required, but encouraged). Meetings are generally from 6 PM to 9 PM. We welcome everyone. Come as you are, we are a NOMEX/FRC friendly organization!
Program: Gas Turbine Maintenance:
Oil Analysis Interpretation – Making Sense of Chemistry to Improve Equipment Reliability
Speaker(s): Marianne Duncanson, Senior Lubrication Engineer
ExxonMobil, www.exxonmobil.com
Ben Hartman, President
MRT Laboratories, mrtlaboratories.com
Location: COT PURITECH Reliability Services
15150 West Drive, Houston, Texas 77053
Meeting Summary:
Marianne Duncanson and Ben Hartman will present basics of interpreting oil analysis reports, including tips on how and how often to sample, what tests are most relevant for different types of equipment and some limitations of test results. The presentation will contain information on the latest tests to predict varnish in turbine oil, but will also extend to other plant equipment. You will learn to dissect oil analysis reports to determine when to take corrective action to extend equipment life.
Meeting Agenda:
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM Sign-In and Networking6:10 PM - 6:45 PM Tentative Shop Tour – Last tour departs no later than 6:45! Safety Gear: Closed toed shoes with leather uppers are required. COT PURITECH may have their mobile training lab on site!
6:15 PM Buffet Dinner – Advise if you have special dietary needs
7:15 PM Business & Announcements
7:30 PM Presentation
9:00 PM Adjourn
Speakers’ Biography:
Marianne Duncanson has had over 40 years’ experience as a lubrication engineer for ExxonMobil. She spent over 10 years on the lubricants technical hotline answering application questions from around the world. She currently supports the Southeast Texas area as a field Lubrication Engineer. She has conducted industry presentations on Foam and Air Entrainment in Lubricating Oils, Oil/Water Demulsibility, Establishing an Electric Motor Greasing Program, Lubrication of Plain Bearings and Lubrication Best Practices, and has served on expert panels at Vibration Institute, the Turbo and Pump Symposium and other industry meetings. She was an original member of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Oil Monitoring Analyst (OMA) committee, and was on the editorial board of the STLE magazine Tribology and Lubrication Technology. In her spare time she serves as a paramedic for Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department. She is Ooma to four awesome grandchildren and two dogs.
Mr. Hartman is the President of MRT Laboratories. On a daily basis he consults with customers across industries on oil analysis and its specific application to condition monitoring on a case by case basis. He maintains two STLE certifications, the CLS and OMA I. Mr. Hartman has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Rice University.
Dinner Cost: Cash or Check at the Door - $25 with RSVP by noon, Friday, 15 Mar, $30 after 15 Mar, Students - $5
Reservations:
E-mail: rtses...@earthlink.net (preferred)or Voice Mail: 713-845-4165
Directions:
CIRCOR Reliability Services (COT PURITECH), 15150 West Drive, Houston, Texas 77053 (US Hwy 28 and BW8 South)
From Downtown, Highway 288 South and BW8 interchange:
- Take US HWY 288 South to Beltway 8 frontage road
- Take West BW8 or Sam Houston Parkway to Almeda road or exit and take the U-turn back to Almeda (roughly 3 miles)
- Turn right/South onto Almeda Road (southbound) and travel approximately 1 mile to Shadow Creek Parkway
- Turn right/West onto Shadow Creek Parkway and travel approximately ½ mile to West Road on your right
- Turn Right/North onto West road and travel approximately 750 feet to 15150 on the left
- Park in front and come in the main entrance or look for the ASME signs
PLEASE NOTE: There is a lot of construction in this area so remain flexible and vigilant as traffic may change based on construction activities!!
Traffic in Houston can be extremely heavy; a great tool to use any time you are travelling is the Houston Real Time Traffic map: http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/layers/
Career Opportunity Notes: Please contact Richard Sessions at: rtses...@earthlink.net
- In order to help the networking opportunities for attendees, GTTC is looking for 1 to 2 volunteers to help staff the sign-in table and meet the other attendees. Please advise if you are interested in this opportunity for some "face" time.
- For individuals or companies with open positions please attend the meeting with your position announcements or send them or a link to GTTC and we will advise. www.asmegttc.org- Additional Jobs - See meeting notice if applicable.
- See our Reference Page on the website for a list of resources: www.asmegttc.org
ASME’s Mechanical Engineering Magazine Drive! Looking for a good home for those gently used copies of your Mechanical Engineering magazine? Bring them to a meeting and we will get them to George Rissky in the South Texas Section to hand out in the schools! Feel free to do that yourself as well. If you are looking to become involved at any level, we can help you contact George for a great program experience.
Gas Turbine Technical Chapter Meetings/Events for 2018 - 2019:
18 Mar 2019: Gas Turbine Maintenance – GT Oil Varnish Control, Marianne Duncanson, ExxonMobil, and Ben Hartman, MRT at COT PURITECH, SSW Houston
May 2019: GE Fr 7FA Gas Turbine Plant Installation, Lorin Shirdon, West HoustonOther Events:
ASME South Texas Section – Houston Monthly Dinner Meeting: www.asmesouthtexas.org
ASME-Apollo: 26Mar2019: An Overview of Shaft Sealing Systems for Compressors and Expanders, Wood Group Thoroughbred Building – Park Row – See attached
Program Chair Rakesh Bhargava via email at: bharga...@gmail.com
Richard Sessions
Subject: ASME South Texas Section Gas Turbine Technical Chapter Meeting Notice: 18 Mar 2018 - Final
2018 – 2019 ASME Gas Turbine Meeting Notice – basic information below, but see attached meeting notice for more detail.
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