Browsing by Author "Sears, John"

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    • Dry Gas Seals. Application of Double vs. Tandem Dry Gas Seal Advantages 
      Sears, John; Steinmann, Detlev; Bakalchuk, Vladimir; Asokan, S. P. (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 19B: Traditionally double seals have been used for low pressure applications when nitrogen gas at pressure higher than process was available for sealing. Double seals were not applied to low pressure processes ...
    • High Pressure H2 Recycle Compressor Dry Gas Seals Retrofit 
      Nirchi, Fernando; Sears, John (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)
      Dry gas seal conversions over the last 20 years have progressively become a standard upgrade solution to improving reliability, efficiency, safety and environmental issues related to oil seal technology. The application ...
    • Magnetic Bearing Operating Experience. 
      Sears, John; Uptigrove, Stan (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1994)
      Over the past 10 years, magnetic bearings have been making significant changes to the rotating equipment industry. As magnetic bearing systems become more accepted and the numbers of applications increase, so do the operating ...