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    • Uptigrove, Stan; Tze-Hur, Chin; Edward, Karl (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 2: When machinery challenges arise in aging equipment within declining oil and gas facilities it requires innovative solutions taking into account life expectancy, production impact and declining production to ...
    • Wang, Qingyu (Flofish); Thorat, Manish; Furuta, Masaya; Hayama, Koichi (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2014)
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Hoppock, William G.; Van Bramer, Kenneth G.; Silvaggio, Joseph A. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
      The intent of this paper is to describe various aspects of the application of abradable seals to industrial turbomachinery. Topics covered include sealing locations, materials, comparative studies and examples of the use ...
    • Reddy, Ranga; Reddy, Ravi S. (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 15: This case study is about a typical experience where a steam turbine, which was running at 100 RPM on barring (turning) after overhaul, stopped abruptly and the rotor was found to be seized. The case study ...
    • Meucci, Francesco; Spolveri, Niccolo; Donati, David; Del Puglia, Stefano (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      In a compressor train driven by fixed speed synchronous motor (>17MW) was discovered a potential torsional problem on the input shaft of the hydraulic variable speed gear during the start-up phase when only low speed shaft ...
    • Jungbauer, David E.; Blodgett, Larry E. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1998)
      Much work has been done over the years to predict the potential for acoustic fatigue in piping systems associated with pressure reducing systems in the design stage. However, an easily usable screening criteria for ...
    • Allison, Timothy; Brun, Klaus (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2014)
    • Dugas, John R.; Tran, Bich X.; Southcott, James F. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1991)
      The retrofit of a 35000 hp, two-case centrifugal, propylene refrigeration compressor with tandem dry gas seals in DuPont's ethylene plant at Orange, Texas, is described. The installation of these dry gas seals is one of ...
    • Gunn, Ben; Kurz, Rainer; Bender, Jonathan; Hayes, Joel; Hai, Yakin R.; Utami, Aning Restu (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 9: Compression systems are designed for the governing process conditions. In the Oil and Gas industry, these conditions are often dynamic and a function of reservoir or field characteristics which have varying ...
    • Buse, Marcel; Van Aarsen, Mark; Al-Khateeb, Eyad; Al-Jughaiman, Bader (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      The Oil & Gas industry faces increasing challenges to meet growing energy demands with the most sustainable exploration and production techniques. Compressor manufacturers have responded to these challenges with the ...
    • Corbo, Simone; Iurisci, Giuseppe; Gangioli, Francesco; Boccini, Enrico; Meli, Enrico; Rindi, Andrea (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      The paper describes the link between additive manufacturing techniques and topological optimization design process. An overview of Inconel718 printed material characteristics and as printed quality is given Finally ...
    • Takeda, Kazuhiro; Hirano, Kengo (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2006)
      Centrifugal compressors are widely used in petrochemical industries and natural gas fields. One of the major control problems associated with these compressors is pressure fluctuation. In recent years, various control ...
    • Takeuchi, Takao; Kataoka, Tadashi; Nagasaka, Hiroshi; Katutani, Momoko; Ito, Masanobu; Muraki, Ryoji (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1998)
      Ductile materials have been used for dry gas seal mating rings to replace conventional sintered materials that have experienced occasional brittle fracture. The ductile materials require a coating to make them suitable ...
    • Ferrari, Alexander; Battagli, Paolo; Rojas, Luis (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      Summary: Problem Statement: Trim Balancing of multiple units may imply schedule impact. Solution: Develop a single-shot procedure to embed balancing activity in the general commissioning. Results: Flawless start-up of 5 ...
    • Holt, Christopher; Ayoub, Akram; Murphy, Kieran; Bell, David; Puglia, Bill; Sassos, Mark (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
    • Boyce, Meherwan P.; Trevillion, William L.; Brown, Michael L. (Texas A&M University. Gas Turbine Laboratories, 1976)
      The objective of this paper is to acquaint the reader with the developments in the field of turbomachinery. The research conducted at the Gas Turbine Laboratories has two primary goals. First, to improve the efficiency of ...
    • Hartmann, Melvin J. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
      Any performance gain in a turbomachinery system requires some advancements in a number of technological areas. The components (compressor, combustor, and turbine), materials, structural integrity, lubrication, bearings, ...
    • Sandberg, Mark; Baldassarre, Leonardo; Baumann, Urs; Kuzdzal, Mark; Moore, Jeffrey; Pettinato, Brian; Sorokes, James (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2017)