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Breaking The Cycle Of Pump Repairs
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
Achieving lowest possible life cycle cost (LCC) and valueoptimized mean-times-between-repairs (MTBRs) are the undisputed goals of thoughtful pump users. Achieving these goals requires concentrating not only on pump hydraulics, ...
Bearing Maintenance Practices To Ensure Maximum Bearing Life
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
Reliability of centrifugal pumps is heavily dependent on bearing reliability. The bearings that support the impeller shaft are complex machine components whose service life is directly affected by: Contamination (both ...
Witness Testing Of API 610 Centrifugal Pumps And API 611 Steam Turbines
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
The tutorial outlines the basic concepts and offers some tips on witness testing of API 610 centrifugal pumps and API 611 steam turbines. The section on API 610 pump testing discusses performance, NPSH and mechanical run ...
Mechanical Upgrades To Improve Centrifugal Compressor Operation And Reliability.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2003)
In today’s business environment, centrifugal compressor reliability is more critical than ever. Unscheduled equipment downtime has a negative impact on plant operations, oftentimes resulting in a temporary halt of production. ...
Thermoplastic Labyrinth Seals For Centrifugal Compressors.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)
For over 15 years now, the efficiency and reliability of centrifugal compressors have been enhanced by the application of thermoplastic materials to the eye, shaft, and balance piston labyrinth seals. Traditionally these ...
On Fuel Suitability For Gas Turbines.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)
Industrial gas turbines allow operation with a wide variety of gaseous and liquid fuels. To determine the suitability for operation with a gas fuel system, various physical parameters of the proposed fuel need to be ...
Development Of Abradable And Rub Tolerant Seal Materials For Application In Centrifugal Compressor And Steam Turbines.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)
The use of abradable and rub tolerant polymer seals to reduce leakage between rotating and stationary members in centrifugal compressors and steam turbines has increased over the years. Abradable materials such as mica-filled ...
Life Cycle Cost Assessment Of Turbomachinery For Offshore Applications.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)
This paper describes a comprehensive life cycle cost (LCC) analysis procedure, regarding turbomachinery systems for offshore oil and gas production platforms. The LCC analysis includes the development of a cost breakdown ...
API 613 Fifth Edition, Special Purpose Gear Units For Petroleum, Chemical, And Gas Industry Services – Overview Presentation.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)
API 613 provides a conservative basis for building critical service process industry turbomachinery gear unit drives. It is intended to provide gear units that give reliable trouble-free service when used in challenging ...
Axial Compressor Deterioration Caused By Saltwater Ingestion
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2006)
Gas turbine performance deterioration can be a major economic factor. An example is within offshore installations where a degradation of gas turbine performance can mean a reduction of oil and gas production. This paper ...