Browsing by Author "Rutan, Charles R."

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    • Applied Risk And Reliability For Turbomachinery Part I - Reliability Processes And Part II - Reliability Calculations). 
      Rutan, Charles R.; Pradhan, Shiraz (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
      There are several methods of analysis to define the reliability of the critical rotating equipment at various facilities within a company. Part I of this tutorial is intended to present several of these methods. The following ...
    • Design And Operation Refinement Of A Multistage Light Hydrocarbon Pump 
      Laplant, Kenneth R.; Rutan, Charles R. (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1992)
      One of the most critical pieces of equipment in an Olefin plant is the ethylene product pump. The challenge of designing a vertical process pump that will deliver a high vapor pressure liquid with poor lubricating qualities ...
    • Planning, Preparation, And Implementation Of Turbomachinery Turnarounds. 
      Parker, Robert W.; Collier, Douglas H.; Rudisel, Donald A.; Rutan, Charles R.; Pyle, Alan S. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1996)
      Anyone involved in overhauling equipment during a scheduled turnaround knows the importance of having the right people and the right tools available in the right places at the right time. Obviously, the orchestration ...
    • Turbine Failure And Reconstruction. 
      Rutan, Charles R. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
      This paper is an extended case history of a turbine catastrophic failure due to stress corrosion and the reconstruction of the turbine, compressor, gearbox, and the drive motor after a fire. Wheel stresses and the design ...
    • Turbine Overspeed Trip Protection. 
      Rutan, Charles R. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2003)
      This paper discusses the design, history, current standards and designs, and the relation between turbine overspeed and the time constant of rotors. Overspeeding of turbine rotors as it pertains to time lag of the overspeed ...