Browsing by Author "Wilkinson, E. V."

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    • Application Of Dry Gas Seals In Special Purpose Steam Turbines. 
      Bond, Theodore E.; Pospisil, Mark; Wilkinson, E. V. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1997)
      Noncontacting dry gas mechanical face seals are being routinely applied to steam turbines to reduce new construction project costs and improve overall plant operating efficiencies. Historically, most of the applications ...
    • Cavitation Effects On Pump Thrust Leading To Bearing Failures 
      Wilkinson, E. V.; Ross, Robert R.; Edmisten, Ron L. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1998)
      As part of a major California refinery expansion project, a Delayed Coker was engineered with two heater charge pumps. Unfortunately, during the initial operations, both pumps failed within a few days of each other, causing ...