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Major Revamp And Retrofit Of Identical Process Compressor Trains.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1987)
Major uprates of process compressor train performance can be achieved utilizing the existing machinery. The following is a broad overview of a project to revamp two identical compressor trains to achieve levels well over ...
Residual Oil Burning Experience At The Putnam Plant Of Lorida Power & Light Company
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
Florida Power & Light Company has four Westinghouse 501B gas turbines in operation at the Putnam Plant. The gas turbines are components of the two PACE 260 combined cycle units at that site. The units are designed to operate ...
Compressor And Turbine Shaft Repair A User's Viewpoint
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
Very stringent reliability requirements for large unspared compressors and turbines used in refineries and chemical plants demand the use of considerable judgment when repairing and salvaging shafts. Most repair techniques; ...
Application Of Recent Rotor Dynamics Developments To Mechanical Drive Turbines
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
Recent developments in rotor dynamics technology are providing significant improvements in the correlation between theoretical analyses and actual rotor vibration response for mechanical drive steam turbines. These ...
Retrofitting Gas Turbines With Computer Control.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1987)
Retrofitting gas turbines with microprocessor based controls has improved reliability and performance in the areas of speed control, temperature control, and load control. The rationale behind control system retrofits is ...
Retrofit Of Gas Lubricated Face Seals In A Centrifugal Compressor.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1987)
There are significant advantages in using gas lubricated face seals (dry gas seals) in centrifugal compressor service. Foremost among these are the elimination of the seal oil system resulting in lower maintenance, increased ...
Revamp Of Turbocompressors.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1987)
The rerating possibilities of compressors are discussed. Starting from the characteristic equations for design purposes, the relevant design parameters are specified. Concerning the rerating of axial compressors, methods ...
On The Manufacture Of Impellers For Turbocompressors.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1986)
The efficiency of compressor impellers, apart from the design, depends on some features linked with their manufacture.
These features are the accuracy of geometry, the surface quality obtained, and the blockages which are ...
Dynamic Analysis Of An 8000 HP Steam Turbine Operating Near Its Second Critical Speed.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1986)
A rotordynamics analysis of an 8000 hp steam turbine which drives an ethylene compressor is presented. This machine characteristically exhibited increasing vibration levels with increasing speed, in the upper portion of ...
A Steam Turbine Efficiency Improvement Application And Conversion.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1984)
This paper presents some recent technical innovations to improve mechanical drive steam turbine efficiency and presents a case study of a recent retrofit application of these features to a compressor driver. Various external ...