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New Technique For Online Washing Of Large Mechanical-Drive Condensing Steam Turbines.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)
To compete in today’s economic climate, petrochemical plants are strategizing on continuous long-term operation to reduce maintenance costs and increase productivity. This strategy has led some plants to go from eight years ...
Verification Full Load Test Of 900 T/H (1,980,000 LB/H) Large Mechanical Drive Steam Turbine For ASU Up To 200 MW (268,000 HP) Based On Principle Of High Scale Model Similarity.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2009)
In 2009, the authors designed a compressor drive steam turbine for air separation units (ASU) application up to 200 MW (268,000 hp), using large 500 mm (19.7 inch) blade rows, which have a low-pressure (LP) flow capacity ...
Repair Technologies Of Mechanical Drive Steam Turbines For Catastrophic Damage.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
Mechanical drive steam turbines play an important role as core equipment in petrochemical plants, and these turbines are protected for safe operation by an antioverspeed trip device, as well as other monitoring and protection ...
Investigation of Corrosion Fatigue Phenomena in Transient Zone of Mechanical Drive Steam Turbines and its Preventive Measures
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
For mechanical drive steam turbines, the investigation
results of corrosion fatigue phenomena in the transient zone
are introduced, including basic phenomena on expansion
line and actual design and damage experience. ...
Recent Technologies For The Reliability And Performance Of Mechanical-Drive Steam Turbines In Ethylene Plants.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2000)
Recently, large capacity ethylene plants have been constructed in the world and the trend for the capacity of these plants is increasing. At present it reaches up to about one million tons per year and more. Accordingly, ...
Analysis Of Vibratory Stress Of Integral Shroud Blade For Mechanical Drive Steam Turbine.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2007)
The advanced integral shroud blade (ISB) structure has been developed to improve the reliability and thermal efficiency of mechanical drive steam turbines. This advanced ISB has been applied to not only the control stage ...
Measurement Of Dynamic Performance Of Large Tilting Pad Journal Bearing And Rotor Stability Improvement
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2010)
Capacities at today’s modern ethylene and refinery plants have steadily increased, giving rise to a growing demand for larger compressors and more powerful drivers all of which require larger rotating parts. In keeping ...
Investigation of Steam Turbine blade failure
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Blade failure was observed on a backpressure steam turbine (driving a centrifugal compressor) after it was in service for more than one year. This paper presents details of observations, inspections carried out and root ...
CGC Large Steam Turbine Vibration Resonance of Pedestal and Linkage System RCA, Detail Vibration Investigation/Measurement at Site and Countermeasures
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2014)
Technical Challenges for Compressors and Steam Turbines for Efficient and Sustainable Operation in Mega Ethylene Plants
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 9: Changing markets, industry demands for increased efficiency and long term operation, and availability of new technology have all contributed in development of more efficient and reliable turbomachines. The ...