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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 ...
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
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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 ...
Tutorial on Centrifugal Compressor Surge Control
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
For every centrifugal compressor installation, the design of the surge control system is vitally important to prevent damage of the compressor internal components, seals, and bearings. While most surge control systems are ...
Mechanical, Stress and Flow Considerations for Piping Design of Centrifugal Compressors
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This tutorial covers a range of factors that must be considered in the piping design associated with the installation of any new centrifugal compressor system. Multiple factors must be balanced in the piping design to have ...
The Synchronous Rotor Instability Phenomenon—Morton Effect
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This paper gives an overview on the “Morton Effect” and explains how synchronous rotor instability, due to non-uniform heating of bearing journals, can occur in high-speed turbomachinery. The paper was also presented in ...
Additive Manufacturing and Topology Optimization Applied to Impeller to Enhance Mechanical Performance
(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 ...