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Toward Reduced Pump Operating Costs, Part 3 - Minimizing The Effects Of Wear And Optimizing Pump Efficiency
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
This tutorial will help the user to distinguish between premature failure and failure due to the normal wear-out process. Once the normal wear-out process has been identified, then what technologies can be used to minimize ...
Containment Seals For API 682 Second Edition
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
The impending revision of API 682/ISO 21049 will include dry containment seals for the first time. These seals have been commercially available for over 15 years. This paper reviews the performance of these seals both in ...
Best Practices In The Application And Maintenance Of Oil Sump Lubrication Of Horizontal Process Pumps
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Anti-friction bearings in process pumps, by design frequently utilize oil sump lubrication technology. For many years, it was an accepted condition that the lubricating oil used in oil sump bearing lubrication needed to ...
Developments In Sealing Technology Within Multiphase Pumping
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Turbomachinery Laboratory / International Pump User Symposium (19th : 2002)
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Mixer Mechanical Design - Fluid Forces
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
This paper describes the mechanical design of a mixer with the emphasis on the fluid forces that are imposed on the impellers by the fluid continuum in the mixing vessel. The analysis shows that the forces are a result of ...
Short Courses / International Pump User Symposium (19th : 2002)
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Avoiding Failures In Centrifugal Pumps
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Pump reliability problems are responsible for a large amount of the maintenance budget and lost-opportunity cost at chemical plants, refineries, and many electric utilities. This tutorial outlines the typical reasons for ...
Prefilled Equipment Baseplates - How To Get A Superior Equipment Installation For Less Money
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
This paper outlines a new void-free baseplate installation method that saves over 30 percent of the installation costs, when compared to traditional two-pour grouting methods. Common field installation problems are discussed, ...
Optimizing Pumping Systems To Minimize First Or Life-Cycle Cost
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Numerical optimization methods offer a powerful new technology for pump users when combined with pumping system analysis software. Whether the design goal is to reduce first costs or life-cycle costs, this technology ...