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API 692 Dry Gas Seals
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Dry Gas Sealing Systems for Axial, Centrifugal, Rotary Screw Compressors and Expanders. API 692 1st edition defines design, application, testing, installation, commissioning and start-up requirements for compressor dry gas ...
Gears
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
New gear applications
Rotordynamics
Bearings for gear drives
Installation questions
Metallurgy/heat treat methods
Contamination
Overhaul frequency
Instrumentation/Monitoring
Lubrication
Efficiency
Preventing a Major Wreck on a New Reciprocating Compressor: The importance of commissioning testing
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
During commissioning testing of three new reciprocating compressors a fault was detected requiring the testing to be stopped. Debris was found in the bearing resulting in minor damage due to the early indication from the ...
Dry Gas Seal Failure due to Axial Sub-synchronous Vibration on a Hydrogen Recycle Gas Compressor.
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Approximately 6 months after commissioning a new hydrotreater hydrogen recycle gas compressor the site experienced a dry gas seal failure. The investigation revealed wear of the primary seal dynamic sealing element due to ...