Browsing by Author "Dugas, John R."
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Dugas, John R.; Tran, Bich X.; Southcott, James F. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1991)The retrofit of a 35000 hp, two-case centrifugal, propylene refrigeration compressor with tandem dry gas seals in DuPont's ethylene plant at Orange, Texas, is described. The installation of these dry gas seals is one of ...
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Vanderhoff, John F.; Dugas, John R. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1997)The discussed rerate method will provide users of turbomachinery with a new, cost/leadtime saving approach to plant upgrades. Although rerates of existing turbomachinery are common, this approach is unique in that the ...
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Dugas, John R. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1989)The ethylene plant in DuPont's major petrochemical complex in Orange, Texas was designed and built in the late 1960s, using the latest proven technology of that period. From plant startup in 1967 to 1981, there were ...
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Whalen, John K.; Allen, Jim; Cardell, Jonathan D.; Dugas, John R. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2011)
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Whalen, John K.; Dugas, John R. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2000)Thermoplastic use a labyrinth seals in rotating equipment is continuing to gain acceptance in the process industries. Presented in this paper is a discussion on thermoplastic use as a labyrinth seal material in centrifugal ...