Thursday, September 27, 2012

Time Event  
08:40 - 09:00 Introduction  
09:00 - 10:00 Dynamic sealing - Bernard Tournerie  
09:00 - 10:00 › Seal Modeling and Design for Extremes - Alan Lebeck, MSTI  
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break  
10:30 - 12:00 Mechanical seals - Alan Lebeck  
10:30 - 11:00 › Comparison of experimental and theoretical Stribeck curves of mechanical seals - Khouloud Ayadi, Institut PPRIME  
11:00 - 11:30 › Mechanical seals for high-speed boiler feed pumps in ultra-pure water - Jens Hofmann, EagleBurgmann Germany  
11:30 - 12:00 › Study of a mechanical seal operating with water at unexpected temperature - Noël BRUNETIERE, Institut Pprime  
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:30 Elastomeric seals - Robert Flitney  
14:00 - 14:30 › Blisters on Radial Lip Seals - A More and More Frequent Failure Mode - Frank Bauer, University of Stuttgart/ Institute of Machine Components  
14:30 - 15:00 › Numerical and experimental study of reciprocating rod seals including surface roughness effects - Monica Crudu, Universite de Poitiers  
15:00 - 15:30 › Francis & Kaplan Turbine Main Shaft Seals - Bruno GERMAIN, Tim SMITH  
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break  
16:00 - 17:30 Special design - Mihai Arghir  
16:00 - 16:30 › Theoretical and experimental investigations of buffer face impulse seals - Andriy Zahorulko, Sumy State University  
16:30 - 17:00 › On the conditions of sealing in grooved bearing - Mourad Targaoui, Institut Pprime  
17:00 - 17:30 › Developing active-lift technology to improve seal reliability for high viscosity oil services - Duc Ha, John Crane UK Ltd.  
17:30 - 17:45 Discussion - closure  
18:00 - 18:30 Cocktail  

Friday, September 28, 2012

Time Event  
09:30 - 11:30 Visit of the CEAT - Visit of the CEAT test facilities