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Vane Pass Vibration - Source, Assessment, And Correction - A Practical Guide For Centrifugal Pumps
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
With the ever-increasing use of hand held vibration analyzers, data collectors, and predictive maintenance programs, a more complete understanding of vibrations is ever more important. This tutorial treats one of the most ...
The New Hydraulic Institute Pump Intake Design Standard
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
A balanced committee of users, designers, researchers, and pump manufacturers has produced a revised Hydraulic Institute Pump Intake Design Standard that is considerably different from the existing standard and more ...
Pump Reliability And Efficiency Increase Maintenance Program - Utilizing High Performance Thermoplastics
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
At a major oil products refinery, an aggressive effort has been ongoing to improve centrifugal pump reliability and efficiency. Working closely with a manufacturer of high-grade thermoplastics, the company has developed ...
High Pressure Noncontacting Mechanical Seal For API Applications
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
Since the introduction of noncontacting, gas lubricated, dual pressurized mechanical seals for process pumps over five years ago, and they have primarily been applied to ANSI pumps and other applications where the barrier ...
How To Extend The Life Of Your Boiler Feed Pump
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
Six topics that should extend the life of a boiler feedpump will be described in detail. These topics will explore both operational and maintenance techniques that, when instituted, have been shown to extend the useful ...
Guidelines To Maximize Reliability And Minimize Risk In Plants Using High Pressure Process Diaphragm Pumps
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
Table of Contents for the Proceedings of the 16th International Pump Users Symposium
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
Design And Operation Of A Nonpressurized Dual Gas Seal In Light Hydrocarbons
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)
A major producer of ethylene installed and is successfully operating a nonpressurized dual gas seal in liquid methane service. The least reliable pump in the unit was a single stage overhung centrifugal pump in demethanizer ...
Energy Efficiency and Emerging Markets for Greenhouse Gas Trading
(Energy Systems Laboratory, 1999-05)
The energy industry is evolving into a competitive and globally integrated commodity market. The development of the Ozone Transport Commission NOx market has closely followed that of the SO2 market. The cost of these ...
A Methdology for Baselining the Energy Use at Large Campus Utility Plants for the Purpose of Measuring Energy Savings from Energy Conservation Retrofits
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
The development of the energy services industry and the implementation of energy savings retrofits by energy services companies has increased the focus on the performance of energy saving retrofits. Energy savings measurement, ...