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Best Practices for Cartridge Mechanical Seal Installations
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
The reliability of a mechanical seal depends on more than the design of the seal itself. It also depends heavily on the practices used to install the mechanical seal into the centrifugal pump or other equipment. The actual ...
ANSI/ASA S2.75-2017/Part 1 Shaft Alignment Methodology, Part 1: General Principles, Methods, Practices, and Tolerances
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
In 2010, the Vibration Institute sought to establish a certification for shaft
alignment technicians, similar to their certification for vibration technicians and analysts.
Various alignment tool vendors and industry ...
Monitoring Vibration and Other Critical Machine Conditions
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics:
Condition monitoring methods
Effectiveness of condition monitoring on rotating equipment
Value of, and ROI of, condition-based monitoring
Vertical pump monitoring
Below ground monitoring in vertical ...
An Introduction to Hydrodynamic Bearings as Used in Industrial Turbomachinery
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This course is intended for engineers and technicians working with critical rotating equipment, it will also benefit managers and supervisors that have some rotating equipment responsibility.
While most of the material ...
Advanced Topics In Centrifugal Compressor Design
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics: Meeting current rotordynamics stability standards
CO2 Compressors
High flow coefficient/Mach number impellers
Coupling and alignment impacts on asymmetric rotordynamics
Sour gas/Chloride implications ...
Reciprocating Compressors
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics: Advanced Condition monitoring
Modern wear components design, reliability and failures
Maintenance strategy / Best Practices
Industry standards API 618, API 688, API 670 annex P, ISO 13631, etc.
Capacity ...
Lubrication
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics:
Introduction
Plant Wide Maintenance and Problems
Effective Maintenance Programs
Best Practices
Oil Varnish
Oil / Grease
Type and Selection
Testing and Maintenance Including Frequency
Mixing and ...
Centrifugal Pump Operation, Maintenance, and Reliability
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Repair Specs, use, in house repair specs
Lube oil storage and usage
Mechanical seals and bearings issues
Pump monitoring how are we doing this and how do we want to do this
Craft training precision maintenance
Best ...
Turbo Expanders & PRTs
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics: Group Input - Topics from attendees
Turbo Expanders - High temperature corrosion Design Tools
Process Recovery Machines
Isokinetic Testing - Result accuracy
Dehydration Units
Pipeline Recovery Turbines
...
Turbomachinery Bearings and Annular Seals
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Turbomachinery bearings
Sleeve and tilting pad journal bearings
Babbitt bearing failures
Bearing upgrades
Clearances
Installation
Oil
Annual seals
Polymer seals
Centrifugal compressor applications
Designing an ...