Browsing by Author "Southcott, James F."

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    • Adaptation Of A Propylene Refrigeration Compressor With Dry Gas Seals. 
      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 ...
    • Dry Gas Seal Retrofit. 
      Southcott, James F.; Sweeney, J. Michael; Feltman, Paul L. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1995)
      Conventionally lubricated shaft sealing systems have long been known to be unreliable, high in maintenance and in some cases hazardous in centrifugal compressors. Labyrinth sealing systems, while generally low in maintenance, ...
    • Retrofit Of A Steam Turbine With Dry Gas Seals. 
      Morris, James R.; Stroh, Carroll G.; Southcott, James F. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1993)
      The solution to a chronic utility problem, with a critical natural gas compression unit, at the Ammonia plant at Du Pont's Beaumont, Texas facility, is described. The most critical problem, chronic steam leakage from the ...