Browsing by Author "Boyce, Meherwan P."

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    • Advanced Research Programs In Turbomachinery 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Trevillion, William L.; Brown, Michael L. (Texas A&M University. Gas Turbine Laboratories, 1976)
      The objective of this paper is to acquaint the reader with the developments in the field of turbomachinery. The research conducted at the Gas Turbine Laboratories has two primary goals. First, to improve the efficiency of ...
    • Aerothermal-Mechanical Health Monitoring And Diagnostics Or Turbo-Compressor Sets 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Meher-Homji, Cyrus B. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
      High speed turbomachinery plays a critical role in today's petrochemical industry. There are very high penalty costs associated with nonavailability and catastrophic failure of critical unspared trains. Additionally the ...
    • Case Studies In Turbomachinery Operation And Maintenance Using Condition Monitoring. 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Gabriles, George A.; Meher-Homji, Cyrus B.; Lakshminarasimha, A.N.; Meher-Homji, Feroze J. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1993)
      With exceedingly high downtime costs and the need for efficient operation of turbo machinery, integrated condition monitoring, wherein a number of health parameters are analyzed, is becoming increasingly popular in process ...
    • The development of mixture injected surface-ignition engine 
      Sudhakar, Vankayalapati (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)
      The feasibility of igniting lean air-fuel mixture with a torch formed by injecting a stoichiometric mixture over a hot surface near the end of the compression stroke is explored and proved. Several variables affecting the ...
    • An elastohydrodynamic investigation of time dependent pumping ring operation 
      Zull, Lawrence Michael (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1973)
      This research is a theoretical investigation of the transient operation of a fluid-mechanical device known as a pumping ring. The purpose of this device is to pump small amounts of fluid from a lower to a higher pressure ...
    • Experience With Online Condition Monitoring System. 
      Unsal, Refah; Boyce, Meherwan P. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1988)
      A total online condition monitoring system has been in operation on the world's largest offshore facility located off the coast of Norway. The Ekofisk platforms are operated by the Phillips Petroleum Company Norway and ...
    • Field Testing Of Compressors 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Bayley, Richard D.; Sudhaker, Vankayalapati; Elchuri, Vijayvardhan (Texas A&M University. Gas Turbine Laboratories, 1976)
      An accurate evaluation of the performance of a dynamic rotary compressor is of paramount interest to the builder and user of this type of machinery because it defines the ability of a machine to perform a specific job and ...
    • Optimization Of Various Gas Turbine Cycles 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Chen, Mow-Shung (Texas A&M University. Gas Turbine Laboratories, 1974)
      The gas turbine, as is used in most applications, does not utilize its maximum potential. There are many reasons that this state of affairs remains, most significant being cycle and metallurgical limitations. In this paper, ...
    • An Overview Of Cogeneration Technology - Design, Operation And Maintenance. 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Meher-Homji, Cyrus B.; Focke, Alfred B. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1984)
      The growth of cogeneration technology started in the 1960s, but has recently accelerated with several users interested in cogeneration applications. An overview of cogeneration technology is presented, with current experience ...
    • Practical Approach to Surge and Surge Control Systems 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Bohannan, William R.; Gaston, John R.; Meier, Robert H.; Brown, Royce N.; Meher-Homji, Cyrus; Pobanz, Norbert E. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1983)
      This paper addresses the area of compressor stability, surge and surge control and relates to the practical aspects involved. An emphasis is placed on the physical understanding of surge phenomena and on the practical ...
    • Short Course T8 On Combined Cycle and Cogeneration Power 
      Boyce, Meherwan P. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2011)
    • Short Course T8: Fundamentals of Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Gas Turbines 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Gonzalez, Francisco (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2013)
    • Short Course T8: Gas Turbines - Fundamentals of Design, Operation, and Maintenance 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Gonzalez, Francisco (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2014)
      The course covers the new advanced technology gas turbines by outlining all the major components of gas turbines, such as axial flow compressors, axial flow turbines, and dry low NOx combustors. The components of a gas ...
    • Short Course T8: Gas Turbines -- Fundamentals of Design, Operation, and Maintenance 
      Boyce, Meherwan P.; Gonzalez, Francisco (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
    • Short Course T8: Gas Turbines 101 
      Boyce, Meherwan P. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2012)
    • Solutions To Field Problems Of A Gas Turbine-Axial Flow Chemical Process Compressor Train Based On Computer Simulation Of The Process. 
      Gozalez, Fancisco; Boyce, Meherwan P. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
      Operating and maintaining key rotating equipment in a petrochemical service and tight economic constraints requires an indepth evaluation in performance deterioration of key gas turbines and axial flow compressor parameters. ...