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Turbine Instability Solution-Honeycomb Seals.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1996)
A 40,000 hp steam turbine-generator in a utility service experienced a history of high vibration alarms and trips from an online vibration monitoring system. The excursions of high vibration restricted the operational load ...
The Design, Application, And Operation Of High Efficiency Turboexpanders In Process Plants.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1996)
Turboexpander thermal efficiency is an important parameter in the process design of hydrogen purification plants. When a process requires low flow and high head, expander thermal efficiency can only be improved by increasing ...
Vibration Reduction Or Large Steam Turbine Generator Through Bearing Analysis/Modification.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1997)
Large utility steam turbines have experienced very high vibration levels on their generator exciter bearings. Units where the exciter rotor is supported by a single bearing are particularly susceptible. This synchronous ...
Discovering, The Hard Way, How A High Performance Coupling Influenced The Critical Speeds And Bearing Loading Of An Overhung Radial Compressor - A Case History.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1997)
A case is presented where significant unacceptable vibration levels were encountered during mechanical testing of a single stage overhung radial compressor used in a mechanical vapor recompression process. The contract ...
High Speed Oil-Free Turbomachinery String.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1998)
This paper is a discussion of the design, manufacture, test, and
field operation of a totally oil-free string of rotating equipment. The
turbomachinery string consists of a multistage centrifugal
compressor driven by a ...
Vibration And Eccentricity Measurements Combined With Rotordynamic Analyses On A Six Bearing Turbine Generator.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1998)
This lecture discusses how the vibration characteristics and
eccentricity measurements were combined with rotordynamic
analyses to help improve the reliability of a turbine generator unit.
It also explains certain ...
Design Modifications And Active Balancing On An Integrally Forged Steam Turbine Rotor To Solve Serious Reliability Problems.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1998)
This paper describes the design modifications and active
balancing on a 19,000 hp integrally forged steam turbine rotor to
improve its dynamic characteristics and reliability. The turbine was
purchased as a replacement ...
Starter Motor Sizing For Large Gas Turbine (Single-Shaft) Driven LNG Strings.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1998)
The purpose of this paper is to describe how computer
simulation was used to size the main starter motors for single shaft
gas turbine driven compressor strings used in a large LNG plant.
The paper describes how the ...
Profiled Leading Edge Groove Tilting Pad Journal Bearing For Light Load Operation.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1996)
Optimization of a leading edge groove tilting pad journal bearing for application in a small, high speed, multistage steam turbine is described. Rotordynamics constraints to meet a design objective maximum operating speed ...
Root Cause Analysis Of A Long Term Reliability Problem With Reciprocating Compressors In H2 Service.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1998)
Three large reciprocating compressors in H2 makeup service had
been a chronic reliability problem for 30 years. Unit revisions
greatly compounded this issue by eliminating builtin spare
capacity. A Root Cause Analysis ...