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Field Performance Testing Centrifugal and Reciprocating Compressors
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Field performance testing is often necessary to verify guaranteed as-installed aerodynamic and mechanical performance of new machinery. It can also be used to monitor long-term machinery performance, track degradation ...
Short Course T3 On API 616 Gas Turbine
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2011)
Hydrodynamic Torque Converters for Oil & Gas Compression and Pumping Applications: Basic Principles, Performance Characteristics and Applications
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 20
Dynamic Analysis of a Multi-Stage Compressor Train
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Technical Brief 4: A complex multiple-stage compressor train which is part of an off-shore booster installation was facing process and mechanical related problems. The frequency of these problems has increased lately leading ...
Experimental Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Online Water-Washing in Gas Turbine Compressors
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Lecture 7: An investigation of the effectiveness of online combustion turbine axial compressor washing using various purity grade waters and commercial washing detergents was performed. For this project, blade surface ...
Gas Turbine Performance
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 1: The power and efficiency characteristics of a gas turbine are the result of a complex interaction of different turbo machines and a combustion system. In this tutorial, we will address the basic characteristics ...
Acoustic Instability in Pilot-Operated Pressure Safety Valves
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2014)
Gas Turbine Life Limiting Effects Of Inlet And Interstage Water Injection.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
Power enhancement technologies for gas turbines such as inlet fogging, interstage water injection, saturation cooling, inlet chillers, and combustor injection are being used by end users without evaluating the potentially ...
Site Performance Test Evaluation For Gas Turbine And Electric Motor Driven Compressors.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
Field testing of compressor packages driven by gas turbines or electric motors requires the accurate determination of efficiency, flow, head, and power in sometimes less than ideal working environments. This paper discusses ...
Gas Turbine Tutorial - Maintenance And Operating Practices Effects On Degradation And Life.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2007)
Proper maintenance and operating practices can significantly affect the level of performance degradation and thus time between repairs or overhauls of a gas turbine. Proactive condition monitoring will allow the gas turbine ...