Browsing by Author "Postill, Julia"
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Postill, Julia; Drigant, Boris (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2009)This case history discusses the upgrade of the #1 combination journal-thrust bearing assembly in the front standard of a 75 MW turbine/generator set. The existing taper land thrust plates experienced frequent failures and ...
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Postill, Julia; Batiste, Emile; Husbands, Selcrest (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2006)This case history discusses the upgrade of the #1 combination journal/thrust bearing assembly in an 80 MW turbine generator. The existing taper land thrust plates experienced frequent failures and the sleeve journal bearing ...
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Whalen, John K.; Nagengast, Charles; Postill, Julia; Lowry, Will (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2008)
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Moll, Matthew D.; Postill, Julia (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2011)
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Postill, Julia; Leader, Malcolm E.; Kelm, Ray D.; Brown, Chesley (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)Eight vertical circulating water pumps are used to circulate condenser water at the generation station in a nuclear power plant. The pump installation is pictured in Figure 1. The motor pump system is arranged vertically ...
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Postill, Julia; Hunt, Dan (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2012)A 1957 vintage multi-stage centrifugal compressor, critical in a refrigeration process, had a history of poor reliability and LP stage bearing failures. Around 1995 the HP casing had been replaced and upgraded. In early ...