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    • He, Minhui; Cloud, Hunter; Byrne, James; Vazquez, Jose (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Widely used in turbomachinery, the fluid film journal bearing is critical to a machine’s overall reliability level. Their design complexity and application severity continue to increase making it challenging for the plant ...
    • He, Minhui; Byrne, James (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Widely used in turbomachinery, the fluid film thrust bearing is critical to the overall reliability of a machine. Their design complexity and application severity continue to increase, making it challenging for the plant ...
    • Byrne, James; Potter, Patrick; Vazquez, Jose (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      This case study describes the root cause investigation of 12 dry gas seal failures in three integrally geared centrifugal compressors over a period of 12 years. These compressors are in fuel gas booster service, supplying ...
    • Byrne, James; He, Minhui; Holscher, Norbert; Pettinato, Brian (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Turbomachinery bearings: Sleeve and tilting pad journal bearings, Thrust bearings, Babbitt bearing failures Bearing upgrades: Clearances, preload, offset, Installation, Oil Specific questions: Journal bearing fit – loose? ...
    • Maragioglio, Gaspare; Naldi, Lorenzo; Byrne, James; He, Minhui; Al-Baloshi, Hussain (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      This group will discuss plant machinery vibration detection, monitoring, and diagnosis, from a Plant O&M point-of-view. All attendees will be encouraged (but not required) to participate in discussions, and contribute ...