Browsing Middle East Turbomachinery Symposium (METS) by Title
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)Outline: Introduction; Process overview; Compressor design & construction; Narrative of reverse rotation events; Cause of reverse rotation; Possible impacts of reverse rotation; Mitigating actions taken; Lessons learned; ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)Wet gas compression during upstream production is a major concern for the oil and gas industry, due mainly to the presence of liquid hydrocarbons, as high as 13% by mass fraction in the compressed gas, affecting the system ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)Outline: Outline; Introduction & Background; Site Visits; Root Cause Failure Analysis; Failure Site Assessment; Mechanical, Metallurgical, Compressor Performance; Failure Scenario Assessment; Conclusions; Recommendations
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)Agenda: A) Excitation forces on centrifugal compressors B) Root cause analysis approach C) Case study: • Pulsations, Blade Passing Frequency, Vibration • Pipe shell mode & acoustic resonance • Lessons learned
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)The axial thrust is basically generated by a pressure imbalance across the impeller. The impeller is subjected to a great force trying to move it against the incoming flow. The cumulative thrust of all impellers on the ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)Compressors for carbon dioxide (CO2) applications have been widely used in the O&G industry for urea production, enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and CO2 pipeline services for many years. New environmental challenges have ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)It is important that gas turbines used in Oil & Gas applications can burn a wide variety of fuels with the minimum impact on the environment or economics. Many types of gaseous and liquid fuels that can be used in Gas ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)•Process Overview •Hydrogen Recycle Compressor •The Problem •Performance Trends •Compressor Crash •Vibration analysis •Internal Inspection of Compressor •Investigation •Resolution •Lessons Learnt
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
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DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TEST CAMPAIGN OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST LNG REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR STRINGS (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)Increasing demand for LNG has driven the requirement for a significant increase in LNG plant capacity. Qatargas II (QGII), a joint venture initiated by Qatar Petroleum, is committed to accomplish this while reducing ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)The development and design of control systems for centrifugal and axial compressors is discussed and explanations given to bring together features of control systems on varying machine designs. Potential problems resulting ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)Background; Problem Identification; Analysis; Scope; Testing; Conclusions
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)Following the changes to API 671, there is a requirement to reduce temperature around guarded coupling designs. Existing features used in high performance (HP) couplings involve various methods of shrouding and covering ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)Accurate modeling of complicated dynamic phenomena characterizing rotating machineries represents a critical aspect in the rotor dynamic field. A correct prediction of rotor behavior is fundamental to identify safe operating ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)Oil and Gas industry end users have generally approached the topic of centrifugal compressor performance estimation with little consideration to the effect of process gas conditions. This is customary since end users depend ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)Outline: Problem description and approach overview. Specialized testing to characterize the problem. Conclusions and recommendations based on the test results. Implementing the solution. Lessons learned.
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)As part of the Upgrade project of 1998/99 the Main Oil line (MOL) pumps were replaced with smaller pumps from NUOVA PIGNONE (NP), due to Three-phase separation. The new pumps were installed with John Crane (JC) Double ...