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    • Iyengar, Vishwas; Tavares, Sean (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
    • Laney, Scot; Bauer, Derrick; Dowson, David (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
    • Belardini, Elisabetta; Tapinassi, Libero; Rubino, Dante Tommaso; Pelella, Marco (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Centrifugal compressors operability at low flow is normally limited by the onset of surge that occurs when operating near maximum achievable pressure rise. Surge is characterized by large amplitude and periodic pressure ...
    • Golinkin, Samuel; Lipski, Michael; Luker, James; Al-Jaafari, Riyadh (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      The critical components of the Saudi Aramco Uthmaniyah and Shedgum gas plants are eight trains of turbomachinery, 4 trains per plant. Each train consists of a steam turbine and a centrifugal compressor. At the time of their ...
    • Zahid, Muhammad; Govindaswamy, Gunasekran (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Content: •Problem Statement •Installation Reference •Purpose of NGL expanders •Construction of NGL expanders •Problem Description •Findings & Analysis •Problem Resolution •Challenges Faced •Q & A
    • Naldi, Lorenzo; Golebiowski, Mateusz; Borown, Adam (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      This paper presents a summary of the authors' experience gained from implementation of model-based monitoring systems for LNG string vibration. The development of a novel train torsional vibration monitoring approach ...
    • Madani, Nabil (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      Commissioning Background -Description of the NGL Process. -Description of the NGL expanders-compressors. -Initial startup issues, troubleshooting and solutions: -0% IGV speed overshoot. -Decrease of the Bearing housing ...
    • Shatri, Quraisy; Saed, Mansoor; AbdelKhalek, Mohamed (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
    • Wagner, Norbert; Konig, Sven; Winkes, Georg; Sub, Stefan (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      In this lecture a root cause analysis (RCA) is presented for a fatigue failure of a semi-open impeller of an integrally geared compressor. The compressor had been in service for about one year in an air separ 3rd stage impeller.
    • Kurz, Rainer; Fowler, Edward; Marechale, Russell; Ji, Min; Cave, Michael (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Centrifugal compressors are at times required to operate in or near the choke region. Various limits of the degree of allowable operation in choke have been established. Based on test data and numerical data, the behavior ...
    • Tavares, T. Sean; Sivadas, Theruvakkattil; Gatewood, Jason (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Field testing of gas turbine driven centrifugal compressor units at operational production facilities can provide valuable information about the condition of the equipment. In this paper, a case study is presented based ...
    • Latif, Khalid; Ghosh, Kunal (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      § Overview of QG1 Electric power Generation Facility § Problem Description § Failure Analysis § Root Cause Failure Factors § Review of Inlet Filtration System § Remedial Actions § Conclusion § Q & A
    • Whalen, John; Allen, Jim; Cardell, Jonathan; Dugas, John (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      For over 20 years now, the efficiency and reliability of centrifugal compressors has been enhanced by the application of engineered thermoplastic materials to the eye, shaft, and balance piston labyrinth seals. Traditionally ...
    • Vidal, Sergio (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Index •Introduction •Mechanical findings •DCS findings •VMS findings •Analysis •Conclusions •Recomendations •References •Comments
    • Smeulers, J.P.M.; Meulendijks, D. (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      • An example of unexpected dynamic response • Results of an analysis using modeling of the complete compressor installation 1. Lay-out of the compressor system 2. Description of the problem 3. Measurements 4. Analysis ...
    • Chandajkar, Abhay; Rahman, Ali Abdulla (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Agenda: -INTRODUCTION TO BAPCO -ØLSDP COMPLEX-DETAILS -ØRECYCLE GAS COMP & TURBINE DETAILS -ØSTATEMENT OF PROBLEM -ØALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS -ØIMPLEMENTATION OF BEST SOLUTION -ØSUMMARY & DISCUSSION
    • Kurz, Rainer; Zentmyer, Erik; Thorp, J. Michael; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Equipment sizing decisions in the Oil and Gas Industry often have to be made based on incomplete data. Often, the exact process conditions are based on numerous assumptions about well performance, market conditions, ...
    • Falomi, Stefano; Fioravanti, Duccio; Bongini, Francesco; Bigi, Manuele; Ortiz Neri, Massimiliano (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      During the testing activities of a subsea prototype compression station in Norway, which included full load operation of an integrated vertical motocompressor levitated by active magnetic bearings (AMBs), relevant efforts ...
    • Kachu, Yoshimasa; Kikkawa, Fumitaka; Satoh, Hiroshi (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Outline: •Problem statement •Compressor service overview •Description of sealing system •Problem description •Troubleshooting •Findings •Remedial Actions •Result •Q & A
    • Schiavello, Bruno; Visser, Frank (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)