Browsing Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia by Title
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2017)
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1985)Some fluid solutions utilized throughout the world have proven to be difficult to move, using “conventional” pumps. These included gas-liquid, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. The screw pump, with its inherent slow ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University, 2011)
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2009)A dry screw compressor skid was fabricated for offshore service that included oil buffered mechanical seals on the compressor. During shop testing, excessive seal oil piping vibration was observed that resulted in pipe ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2001)Modifications to a high-pressure, high-temperature barrel pump to increase seal reliability and throughout are discussed. The pump is in unspared hydrodewaxer (HDW) feed service. The original seal design included nonpressurized ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1994)Magnetic drive and canned motor pumps have many common features including bearing and rotor designs, internal cooling, and lubrication. The primary differences center on the manner in which the rotating magnetic field is ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)Types of sealless pumps and application limitations such as HP, pressure, temperature, solids, etc. Applications where sealless pumps have been successfully applied, and where they have failed Environmental performance ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2017)
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2003)At one nuclear power plant, the original essential service water pumps were replaced by another set of pumps with higher capacity. The latter were transferred from another “idle” nuclear power plant. Due to some important ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2003)Selecting the right steam turbine for the application can save the purchaser money on initial cost (avoiding oversizing) as well as operating costs (better efficiency). The intent of this paper is to provide steam turbine ...
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(Texas A&M University. Gas Turbine Laboratories, 1972)This will be an exploration of the relevant factors involved in successfully applying gear drives to high speed rotating machinery. Relationships of internal design features to external equipment and couplings is defined ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)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 ...
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Selection And Design Of Tilting Pad And Fixed Lobe Journal Bearings For Optimum Turbo Rotordyanmics (Texas A&M University. Gas Turbine Laboratories, 1979)Current trends in bearing designs for turbomachinery are reviewed in terms of manufacturing tolerances and overall design considerations. Discussion of both fixed bore and tilting pad bearings with regard to forced response ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2001)Lube oil systems are utilized in rotating process equipment to lubricate and cool hydrodynamic bearings. These systems are essential to the life and maintenance-free operation of the process equipment. Dependable performance ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2004)This paper covers the selection criteria with respect to suction behavior and optimum efficiency of large water transport pumps to meet various system requirements. Simplicity of pump design and operating behavior of pumps ...
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Selection Of Lube Oil Systems Components For Process Pumps And Auxiliaries (External, Pressurized) (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1999)Lube oil systems are utilized in rotating process equipment to lubricate and cool hydrodynamic bearings. These systems are essential to the life and maintenance free operation of the process equipment. Dependable performance ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2008)In today’s marketplace the selection of materials for the various components for centrifugal compressors and steam turbines is very competitive and an important factor in the overall cost and delivery of the product. This ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2009)Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) power recovery turbines have been in existence for over 50 years and through the year many changes have been made to design, materials, and material related processes. This paper highlights ...
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(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1994)One of the primary functions of the rotating machinery engineer is the application and selection of turbomachinery. During the early stages of a project, the process engineer needs to know the performance of turbomachinery, ...