- Email: [email protected]
Papers requested for RubberChem 2010
NEWS Dr Tim Bremner provided a useful review of the PEEK family of materials – discussing both the properties of the various members of the family and also highlighting the quite significant differences between the properties of supposedly equivalent grades from different producers. The majority of the papers provided some useful technical updates with only one or two being overtly commercial. The papers that were directly relevant to sealing included: • Yes, I’ll take one HPHT seal system and a side of documentation – Buc Slay, Halliburton Energy Services, USA; • Elastomer sealing in extreme conditions – John Kerwin, Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd, UK; • Kalrez perfluoroelastomer parts for demanding oil and gas applications: FFKM 0090 for explosive decompression, Norsok M710 approved FFKM 0040 for low temperature, with static sealing down to -42°C – Jean-Luc Matoux, DuPont Performance Polymers, Switzerland and Paul Trillizio Jr, DuPont Performance Polymers, USA; • A review of elastomers for steam service – Daniel Hertz III, Seals Eastern Inc, USA; • Engineering an elastomer product by optimising RGD resistance and low temperature sealing performance – Peter Warren, Andrew Douglas and Stephen Winterbottom, James Walker & Co Ltd, UK; • New low temperature perfluoroelastomer for sealing in extreme operating environments – Stefano Arrigoni, Fabiano Merli and Peter Farrow, Solvay Solexis SpA, Italy; • New HNBR polymers for demanding sealing applications – Paul Ruscoe, Zeon Chemicals Europe Ltd, UK; • The compounders approach to developing compounds for components to meet major specifications in the oil and gas industry – Michael Winrow, Clwyd Compounders, UK; How to meet electrical conductivity targets – Ing Christine van Bellingen, Eusebiu Grivei, Thomas Grünberger and Nicolas Probst, TIMCAL, Belgium; • Halogen free and flame retardant compounds with submicron sized fillers – Dr Annika Luks, Nabaltec AG, Germany; • Materials selection and life-time assessment for polymeric materials in harsh chemical environments – Dr Karin Jacobson, Swerea KIMAB AB, Sweden; • Durability of polymers under injection conditions for enhanced oil recovery and carbon capture – Rod Martin, Morris Roseman, Sabine Munch, Keyur Somani and Barry Thomson, Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd, UK; • FE-implementation of a constitutive model to simulate the behaviour of seals in explo-
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sive decompression – Dr Benoît Omnès and Dr Emmanuel Sauger, Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques (CETIM) and Professor Jean-Claude Grandidier, Dr Mickael Gueguen and Eric Laine, LMPM (UMR-CNRS), France; • Positive displacement motor reliability improvement by elastomer/ drilling fluid compatibility testing – Dr Pu Wang, Schlumberger Stonehouse Technology Centre, UK; and • High performance thermoplastics in HPHT service: material design for targeted applications – Dr Tim Bremner, Hoerbiger Corporation of America Inc. Contact: iSmithers, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR. Tel: +44 1939 250383, Email: [email protected], Web: www.ismithers.net.
Programme announced for AMI/MERL event
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rganised jointly by Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI) and Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd (MERL), the Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2010 conference will be held on 20–22 September 2010, in London, UK. A considerable proportion of the conference is devoted to composites and plastic pipe applications, with approximately one third of the papers discussing polymer developments that may be relevant to sealing.
Contact: Applied Market Information Ltd, AMI House, 45–47 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QP, UK. Tel: +44 117 924 9442, Fax: +44 117 311 1534, Email: [email protected], Web: www.amiconferences.com.
Dates set for O-Ring Prüflabor Richter courses
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-Ring Prüflabor Richter has announced the dates for its forthcoming courses. Covering a range of subjects, and presented in German, they will be held on the following dates: • Elastomeric Compounds and Seals: 28–29 September 2010;
• O-ring Seals – Design, Temperature Limits and Applications: 5–6 October 2010; • Failure Analysis of Elastomeric Seals: 9–10 November 2010; and • Testing of Elastomeric Materials and Seals: 7–8 December 2010. Contact: O-Ring Prüflabor Richter, Kleinbottwarer Str. 1, 71723 Großbottwar, Germany. Tel: +49 7148 922037, Fax: +49 7148 922038, Email: waltraut. [email protected], Web: www.o-ring-prueflabor.de.
Papers published from SAE World Congress
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total of 1119 technical papers from the SAE World Congress, held during April in Detroit, Michigan, USA, have been published. Activity in the areas of power-trains, fuels and lubricants led the technical topic categories in this year’s event, with 468 papers published, while materials engineering included 170 papers. Often there are interesting papers on sealing topics hidden in these papers, so it can be worth scanning the list of titles.
Contact: SAE World Headquarters, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, USA. Tel: +1 724 776 4841, Web: www.sae.org, Web: http://papers.sae.org.
Papers requested for RubberChem 2010
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he seventh international conference devoted to rubber chemicals, compounding and mixing – RubberChem 2010 – is scheduled to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 30 November to 1 December. It will cover developments in a range of rubber chemicals, including accelerators, antioxidants, antiozonants, retarders and peptisers. iSmithers is currently recruiting speakers for this event.
Contact: iSmithers, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK. Tel: +44 1939 250383, Fax: +44 1939 252416, Email: [email protected], Web: www.ismithers.net.
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June 2010
sive decompression – Dr Benoît Omnès and Dr Emmanuel Sauger, Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques (CETIM) and Professor Jean-Claude Grandidier, Dr Mickael Gueguen and Eric Laine, LMPM (UMR-CNRS), France; • Positive displacement motor reliability improvement by elastomer/ drilling fluid compatibility testing – Dr Pu Wang, Schlumberger Stonehouse Technology Centre, UK; and • High performance thermoplastics in HPHT service: material design for targeted applications – Dr Tim Bremner, Hoerbiger Corporation of America Inc. Contact: iSmithers, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR. Tel: +44 1939 250383, Email: [email protected], Web: www.ismithers.net.
Programme announced for AMI/MERL event
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rganised jointly by Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI) and Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd (MERL), the Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2010 conference will be held on 20–22 September 2010, in London, UK. A considerable proportion of the conference is devoted to composites and plastic pipe applications, with approximately one third of the papers discussing polymer developments that may be relevant to sealing.
Contact: Applied Market Information Ltd, AMI House, 45–47 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QP, UK. Tel: +44 117 924 9442, Fax: +44 117 311 1534, Email: [email protected], Web: www.amiconferences.com.
Dates set for O-Ring Prüflabor Richter courses
O
-Ring Prüflabor Richter has announced the dates for its forthcoming courses. Covering a range of subjects, and presented in German, they will be held on the following dates: • Elastomeric Compounds and Seals: 28–29 September 2010;
• O-ring Seals – Design, Temperature Limits and Applications: 5–6 October 2010; • Failure Analysis of Elastomeric Seals: 9–10 November 2010; and • Testing of Elastomeric Materials and Seals: 7–8 December 2010. Contact: O-Ring Prüflabor Richter, Kleinbottwarer Str. 1, 71723 Großbottwar, Germany. Tel: +49 7148 922037, Fax: +49 7148 922038, Email: waltraut. [email protected], Web: www.o-ring-prueflabor.de.
Papers published from SAE World Congress
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total of 1119 technical papers from the SAE World Congress, held during April in Detroit, Michigan, USA, have been published. Activity in the areas of power-trains, fuels and lubricants led the technical topic categories in this year’s event, with 468 papers published, while materials engineering included 170 papers. Often there are interesting papers on sealing topics hidden in these papers, so it can be worth scanning the list of titles.
Contact: SAE World Headquarters, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, USA. Tel: +1 724 776 4841, Web: www.sae.org, Web: http://papers.sae.org.
Papers requested for RubberChem 2010
T
he seventh international conference devoted to rubber chemicals, compounding and mixing – RubberChem 2010 – is scheduled to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 30 November to 1 December. It will cover developments in a range of rubber chemicals, including accelerators, antioxidants, antiozonants, retarders and peptisers. iSmithers is currently recruiting speakers for this event.
Contact: iSmithers, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK. Tel: +44 1939 250383, Fax: +44 1939 252416, Email: [email protected], Web: www.ismithers.net.
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