This paper covers one of seven techniques in alignment being presented at an alignment tutorium at Texas A&M University’s Ninth Turbomachinery Symposium. The specific procedure will be covered only, without delving into ...

Geothermal energy is becoming an increasingly important source of electrical power in today's world. Presented here is a review of the world wide geothermal situation and the development of "The Geysers" geothermal resource ...

The transmission of torque from a shaft to a hub can be efficiently accomplished through the use of friction. The advantages of this system over a keyed connection are: (1) the significant reduction of stress concentrations ...

Thousands of dollars are wasted annually in a typical petrochemical plant through inefficient operation of pumps. Excess capacity, changing operating conditions, inefficient control, and inadequate maintenance are some of ...

United Technologies Research Center has carefully investigated the detailed mechanisms of gas turbine sulfidation and its inhibitions. Sulfidation, the salt accelerated oxidation of superalloys, is addressed in terms of ...

There are several acceptable alignment methods presently available. Despite their diversity, one common thread of agreement is noted. That is, maximum machine life and optimum runs will not be attained unless the machines’ ...

Described in this paper is a device referred to as a soundtube, which has been designed to accurately measure only the normal component of the surface velocity of a vibrating structural noise source. Both laboratory and ...