Browsing by Author "Brun, Klaus"
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Allison, Timothy; Brun, Klaus (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2014)
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Allison, Timothy; Smith, Natalie R.; Rimpel, Aaron M.; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)Decarbonization of electric power infrastructure requires the development of cost-effective, sustainable, and reliable energy storage technologies that are capable of many Megawatts or Gigawatts of output and long storage ...
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Brun, Klaus; Nored, Marybeth; Kurz, Rainer (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2012)Solid particle admission is one of the principal damage and failure mechanisms in turbomachines such as gas turbines, axial, and centrifugal compressors. Significant interest exists within the turbomachinery industry to ...
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Brun, Klaus; Moore, Jeff (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2006)This tutorial provides an overview of the latest edition of American Petroleum Institute (API) Code API 616 (1998) and also provides a brief summary of API 614 (1999), 617 (2002), 670 (2000), 671 (1998), and 677 (1997) as ...
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Kurz, Rainer; White, Robert C.; Winkelmann, Bernhard; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Tutorial 10C: This tutorial discusses the design and function of surge control systems, or more precisely, surge avoidance systems on the basis of the behavior of centrifugal compressors when they interact with compression ...
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Garcia-Hernandez, Augusto; Bennett, Jeffrey A.; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Technical Brief 4: A complex multiple-stage compressor train which is part of an off-shore booster installation was facing process and mechanical related problems. The frequency of these problems has increased lately leading ...
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Kurz, Rainer; Zwerver, Rienk; Simons, Sarah; Alvarado, Adrian; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)Dynamic simulations are frequently conducted to verify the behavior of compressor stations during transient events. The most difficult situation to analyze is the event of an emergency shutdown, due to the very fast ...
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Brun, Klaus; Kurz, Rainer (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2009)Mixed operation with both centrifugal and reciprocating compressors in a compression plant poses significant operational challenges as pressure pulsations and machine mismatches lead to centrifugal compressors’ instabilities ...
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Brun, Klaus; Grimley, Terrence A.; Foiles, William C.; Kurz, Rainer (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2013)An investigation of the effectiveness of online combustion turbine axial compressor washing using various purity grade waters and commercial washing detergents was performed. For this project, blade surface fouling dirt ...
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Brun, Klaus; Grimley, Terrence; Foils, William; Kurz, Rainer (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Lecture 7: An investigation of the effectiveness of online combustion turbine axial compressor washing using various purity grade waters and commercial washing detergents was performed. For this project, blade surface ...
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Brun, Klaus; Delgado, Hector; Poerner, Nathan; Allison, Tim (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)Field performance testing is often necessary to verify guaranteed as-installed aerodynamic and mechanical performance of new machinery. It can also be used to monitor long-term machinery performance, track degradation ...
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Kurz, Rainer; Brun, Klaus; Legrand, Daryl D. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)Field testing of gas turbine compressor packages requires the accurate determination of efficiency, flow, head, power, and fuel flow in sometimes less than ideal working environments. Nonetheless, field test results have ...
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Kurz, Rainer; Brun, Klaus (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1997)Field testing of gas turbine compressor packages requires the accurate determination of efficiency, flow, head, power, and fuel flow in sometimes less than ideal working environments. Nonetheless, field test results ...
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Hoopes, Kevin; Allison, Tim; Leavitt, Charles; Brun, Klaus; Rimpel, Aaron; Josefczyk, Ronald (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2020)Centrifugal compressor impellers experience dynamic loading from flow structures generated by upstream and downstream compressor components. This loading can cause high cycle fatigue and ultimately impeller failure if not ...
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Kurz, Rainer; Brun, Klaus; Meher-Homji, Cyrus (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2014)There is a strong incentive for gas turbine operators to minimize and control performance degradation, as this directly affects profitability. The area of gas turbine recoverable and non-recoverable performance degradation ...
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Brun, Klaus; Kurz, Rainer (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)Power enhancement technologies for gas turbines such as inlet fogging, interstage water injection, saturation cooling, inlet chillers, and combustor injection are being used by end users without evaluating the potentially ...
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Brun, Klaus; Thorp, Joseph; Kurz, Rainer; Winkelmann, Bernhard (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)This tutorial provides an overview of typical packaging options for gas turbines in industrial applications. Applicable standards are discussed. The requirements for different systems, such as air filtration and fuel systems ...
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Brun, Klaus; Kurz, Rainer; Winkelman, Bernhard (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Tutorial 13: This tutorial provides an overview of typical packaging options for gas turbines in industrial applications. Applicable standards are discussed. The requirements for different systems, such as air filtration, ...
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Brun, Klaus; Kurz, Rainer; Nored, Marybeth (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)This tutorial provides an overview of typical packaging options for gas turbines in industrial applications. Applicable standards are discussed. The requirements for different systems, such as air filtration, and fuel ...
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Kurz, Rainer; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Tutorial 1: The power and efficiency characteristics of a gas turbine are the result of a complex interaction of different turbo machines and a combustion system. In this tutorial, we will address the basic characteristics ...