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Evaluation of Various Methods for Manufacturing One Piece, Small Tip Opening Centrifugal Compressor Impellers
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Lecture 12: Closed centrifugal compressor impellers have been manufactured using several methods through the years. Due to limitations of the materials and machining processes, most of these impellers have been manufactured ...
Effect of Inlet Cooling on the Performances of Isotherm Main Air Compressor Used for ASU Applications
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Lecture 10: Main air compressors used for air separation units (ASU) applications have a suction at ambient conditions and deliver air to a pressure range between 5.6 ~ 6.5 bara. Therefore, the performances of the compressor ...
Development of High-Pressure Ratio and Wide-Operating Range 700bar Compressor
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Lecture 1: Pre-Salt development projects continue to expand offshore Brazil into ever deeper waters year after year. Consequently, the required Discharge Pressures for Re-Injection Compressors aboard FPSO’s are likely to ...
Do You Have a Mechanical Seal Refurbishing Shop in Your Complex?
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Case Study 24: Author intends to convey: 1. Importance of having Mechanical Seal Refurbishment facility in a refinery complex, supported by interesting case studies on critical mechanical seal failures. Minimum set up ...
Revamp of Steam Turbine for Synthesis Gas Compressor at NFL Nangal
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Case Study 11: National Fertilizers Limited, Nangal Unit, India had under taken the revamp of Steam Turbine of Synthesis Gas Compressor in January 2014. The plant startup, after machine revamp, was delayed by 40 days, ...
Application and Design of Integrally Geared Compressors
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 7: Integrally geared compressors (IGC’s) are common in plant/instrument air service as well as air separation applications, and continue to gain acceptance over a wide range of other applications. An IGC can achieve ...
Regional Machinery Best Practices
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 4
Technical Challenges for Compressors and Steam Turbines for Efficient and Sustainable Operation in Mega Ethylene Plants
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 9: Changing markets, industry demands for increased efficiency and long term operation, and availability of new technology have all contributed in development of more efficient and reliable turbomachines. The ...
Carbon Foot Print Reduction Techniques with Rotating Machinery
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 8: Global Environment concerns and need for more optimized production costs is driving all industries including Oil & Gas to look at more ways to reduce energy consumption without compromising on plant throughputs. ...
Conttol Systems. Surge Control and Dynamic Behavior for Centrifugal Gas Compressors
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 10C: This tutorial discusses the design and function of surge control systems, or more precisely, surge avoidance systems on the basis of the behavior of centrifugal compressors when they interact with compression ...