Browsing Middle East Turbomachinery Symposium (METS) by Title

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    • Resolving Vibration Issues of Diesel Engine Driven Fire Water Pumps in QP Offshore 
      Sudardjat, Isham; Mekawey, Sherief (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Contents: Introduction to QP Offshore. Background. Technical Data and Acceptance Criteria. Contractual Vibration Points. Vibration Measurement Locations at Field. Analysis. Conclusions from Investigation. Proposed Actions. ...
    • The Road to a Fully Integrated Asset Management Strategy Applied to Rotating Equipment 
      Sijim, Albert; Shah, Manish (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      Today most companies around the world are very much aware of the benefits of improved plant reliability and the elements necessary to achieve this, such as the development and implementation of risk-based equipment ...
    • Root Cause Analysis of a Vibration Problem in a Propylene Turbo Compressor 
      van Beek, Smeulers; Jan (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Problem:• A newly installed turbo compressor system for propylene showed vibrations in the piping system and rotor. • After that supporting layout was significantly improved measurements showed that vibrations were ...
    • Root Cause Analysis of vibrations in a Roots Blower system 
      van Lier, Leonard; van Beek, Pieter; Fischer, Christof; Uibel, Stefan| (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Problems: •A roots blower system is suffering from excessive vibrations •A temporary work-around enabled the operation of the plant, at a large expense of additional power consumption •The fundamental mechanism of the ...
    • Root Cause Failure Analysis for Machinery and Piping Part 1: Introduction to RCFA 
      Allison, Tim; Chirathadam, Thomas; Ransom, David; Delgado, Hector (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
    • Root Cause Investigation of Sub-Synchronous Vibration in a Multi-stage Centrifugal Compressor 
      Inai, Jun (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Outline: Introduction. Findings. Root Cause Analysis. Modification. Validation of modification. Site confirmation test. Conclusion. Lesson learnt.
    • Scotford Manufacturing Twin-Screw Compressors in Styrene Vent Gas Service 
      Pickard, Matt (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Overview: •System Arrangement •Problem •What We Found? •Solutions •Lessons Learned
    • Seal Condition Monitoring Principles 
      Forsthoffer, Michael (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      As many of you have experienced throughout your career, Mechanical Seals are the number 1 failed component within pumps. So, how do we fix that? In this tutorial, we will discuss why seals are the # 1 failed component, but ...
    • Separation Seal Upgrade to overcome Repetitive Failures 
      Sonavane, Pradip; AbdelKhalek, Mohamed; Shatri (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Objectives: •Trouble shooting of Separation seal failures. •Reference for DGS design selection at Project stage. •Share experience with audience for improved DGS performance (in certain applications).
    • Severe Casing and Impeller Erosion : Analysis and Resolution 
      Sedalo, Tete (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Introduction -ØBackground information -ØDesign data -§Failure Analysis -ØErosion pattern location -ØFluid analysis -ØOperating condition -ØFlow path identification -§New Design -ØImpeller back improvement -ØAxial ...
    • Shaft sealing technology for centrifugal compressors and Turboexpanders: Dry Gas Seal Function, Arrangements, Types and Major Parts and Separation Seals 
      Werdecker, Ferdinand; Bonfert, Christian; Shaw, Patrick; Goebel, Daniel (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
    • Shop Rotordynamic Testing -- Options, Objectives, Benefits and Practices 
      Kocur, John; Cloud, C. Hunter (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
    • Solving a Coupling Unbalance Problem in the Field 
      Shatri, Quraisy; Corcoran, Joseph (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      When a large (3.4 meters long) diaphragm coupling was suspected of causing excessive (120 microns p-p) 1X unbalance vibration between a 90+ Megawatt Gas Turbine and a Propane Compressor in an LNG plant, there was not time ...
    • Solving Sub-synchronous Vibration Problems on Butadiene Compressor with VSDS Drive 
      Ito, Masayasu; Churchill, Brent (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
    • SOLVING SYNTHESIS GAS HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR VIBRATION INSTABILITY 
      Rayan, Samy Abou (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      Qatar fertilizer company operates a huge fertilizer complex that manufactures Ammonia and Urea with a total capacity of 2 & 3 million tons each, being the world’s largest single site producer of Urea. The facility has four ...
    • STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS – A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH 
      Baumann, Urs (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      In many cases it is necessary to judge the stability behavior of a specific compressor. This might be the OEM checking the feasibility of a proposed compressor layout or it might be the user judging one of his machines ...
    • STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS: A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH 
      Baumann, Urs (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      In many cases it is necessary to judge the stability behavior of a specific compressor. This might be the OEM checking the feasibility of a proposed compressor layout or it might be the user judging one of his machines ...
    • STALL INDUCED AERODYNAMIC FORCING AND ROTOR VIBRATIONS IN A MULTISTAGE CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR 
      Biliotti, Davide; Belardini, Elisabetta; Giachi, Marco; Toni, Lorenzo; Vannini, Giuseppe; Rubino, Dante Tommaso (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      The Oil & Gas industry is looking with increased interest at solutions for improving operating flexibility of centrifugal compressors. The stable operation of a compressor stage or machine is generally limited at the ...
    • Steam Turbine Blade Failure 
      Zope, Rajendra; Choondassery, Umesh (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      The objective of this Case study is to share the Failure analysis of a steam turbine blades due to blade excitation aided by corrosion. The blade failure was detected early by Company Vibration analyst in July 2006, when ...
    • Submerged Pumps and Expanders with Magnetic Coupling for Hazardous Applications 
      Patel, Vinod; Rush, Steve (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      Presentation and discussion of a unique magnetic coupling design that has been developed for cryogenic service in liquefied gases that allows the submerged motor or generator to be isolated from the process fluid in a safe, ...