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TAMU Project - Energy Consumption Data Quality Assurance/Quality Control Assessment Report for the Month of February 2016
(2018-02-09)
This report analyzes the energy use data collected from 562 meters in 188 buildings and complexes (approximately 17,100,000 GSF) on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The report consists of five ...
TCEQ Annual Report Volume II: Technical Appendix
(2018-02-06)
Case Study of Reverse Rotation Of Centrifugal Compressors - Impacts, Causes & Mitigations
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
Outline: Introduction; Process overview; Compressor design & construction; Narrative of reverse rotation events;
Cause of reverse rotation; Possible impacts of reverse rotation; Mitigating actions taken; Lessons learned; ...
RCFA Case Study: Infant Mortality: Lean Solvent Centrifugal Pump Motor
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
Introduction: •Qatargas Operating Company Limited •Refresher: Bathtub Curve & Failure Regions (i.e. Infant Mortality) Root Cause & Failure Analysis •Brief Introduction –Incident and Action Plan •Simplified System Diagram ...
Centrifugal Compressor Failure Analysis
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
Outline: Outline; Introduction & Background; Site Visits; Root Cause Failure Analysis; Failure Site Assessment; Mechanical, Metallurgical, Compressor Performance; Failure Scenario Assessment; Conclusions; Recommendations
Think Out of the Box: Not All Sea Water Submerged Pump Failures Are Mechanical
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
Outline
-Introduction Offshore to QP Operation
-Background
-Failure History
-Possible Failure Causes (Fish Bone Diagram)
-Submersible Pump Caisson Designs
-Suction Bearing Designs
-Experiment Video & Findings
...
Turbomachinery Control Valves Sizing and Selection
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Turbomachinery Controls dedicated to centrifugal and
axial compressors use several types of control valves, such as:
-Antisurge (recycle) valve
-Suction throttle valve
-Hot-gas bypass valve
-Quench control valve
As the ...
Conversion of a Horizontal Split Centrifugal Compressor with a Closed Impeller to an Open Face Impeller with a One Piece Diaphragm
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
A 1970 vintage polyethylene plant faced a market driven requirement to improve its
polyethylene grade.
The improved, new grade required a new highly reactive catalyst and needed to be ready for
customer’s product trial in ...
The Selection and Design of Dual Pressurized Liquid Sealing Systems
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Dual mechanical seals represent one of the most common approaches to improving seal reliability and reducing process emissions. While the presence of the pressurized barrier fluid provides significant benefits, the challenge ...