Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station: Recent submissions
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2022)In the modern pump industry, processed fluids are characterized by a wide spectrum of viscosity values. An unpredicted variation of actual process fluid properties, including viscosity, may lead to unexpected pump performance ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2022)One of the largest ethylene and polyethylene production complexes in the world located in Alberta Canada was dealing with marginal reliability of the mechanical seals on their ethylene product pumps. The ethylene product ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2022)This paper discusses the diagnosis, further analysis and resolution of abnormally high vibration and noise detected on Lube Oil (LO) screw pumps A & B supplying a Turbo Expander Compressor (TEC). During the initial ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2022)
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2022)Metallurgy upgrades for high TAN crudes and existing NPSH problems required the installation of two (2) new Atmospheric Towers and two (2) new Vacuum Tower Bottoms Pumps. • The new pumps are 450 HP and 1800 rpm versus ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2022)This case study is focused on accurately identifying the root cause of the observed change in the rotor natural frequency by analyzing the vibration excursions on a motor driving a centrifugal pump through a flexible ...
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(2023-05-18)
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)The centrifugal blower equipped with variable-frequency-drive (VFD) motor services in petrochemicalplant The unit was experienced many times of coupling failures after replacement new VFD,metallurgical study indicated ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)The Morton effect was encountered during a compressor rotor high speedbalance Morton effect for high speed balance configuration was not consideredin the design phase analysis, and it was a unique experience The high ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)Dry Screw Compressor experienced HH axial displacement trip within 15 minutes after every cold start-upsince the MMS system upgrade in 2016• Failed attempt to successfully restart this compressor after every planned ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)Centrifugal Pumps used at Upstream and Downstream facility are critical for Oil & Gas business However, the pump process requirement may change over time due to depleting reservoir in Upstream or new process requirement ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)Unusual and repeated bladder ruptures of pulsation dampeners installed on two units ofCondensate Export Triplex Double Diaphragm Reciprocating Pumps and two units of GlycolCirculation Triplex Plunger Pumps had caused a ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)Fluid film thrust bearings (TBs) carry axial loads and control the position of rotating machinery thus enabling tight clearances forthe efficient aerodynamic operation of impellers in pumps and compressors Prediction of ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)There is abundance of machinery performance data available nowadays due to recent development ofsensors and computational powerUsually those data left to complex/ advance tools (special software) and technique (AI, ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)A surface condenser is a commonly used term for a watercooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed to condenseexhaust steam from a steam turbine These condensers areheat exchangers which convert steam from its gaseous ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)Hybrid axial impellers with a hub made of aluminum and blades of engineering plastics are commonly used as part of cooling packagesfor industrial applications The use of plastics opens for a larger design flexibility in ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)Petronas Carigali Peninsular Malaysia Asset (PMA) is currently operating more than 80 units of gasturbine comprises or Power Generation and Gas Compression system More than half of a gas turbinepopulation in PETRONAS resides ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)In this paper, the author will describe how PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd started to embark on their journey in developing their ownin-house digital solution for rotating equipment remote monitoring system for the supercritical ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)Radial inflow turbines (RIT), or turboexpanders, have become essential to the entire oil and gas industry, but also to specific applications in the realm of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) The ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)Many of today’s gas processing plant operators face varying and often uncertainconditions This includes challenges such as the mode of operation and feed gasuncertainty For instance, gas processing plants can receive ...