Browsing Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia by Author "Pettinato, Brian"

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    • Lubrication 
      Thilagan, Leslie; Pettinato, Brian; Haught, Jeff; Buck, Jeff; Schaefer, Alex; Shifflett, Ken (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Suggested Topics: Introduction Plant Wide Maintenance and Problems Effective Maintenance Programs Best Practices Oil Varnish Oil / Grease Type and Selection Testing and Maintenance Including Frequency Mixing and ...
    • Predicting, Understanding and Avoiding the Ekofisk Rotor Instability Forty Years Later 
      Kocur, John; Cloud, C. Hunter; Pettinato, Brian (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      This famous machine is re-examined to assess how well (or not) current design and analytical methods have evolved to avoid shaft whip instability. In addition to reviewing the compressors history and design evolution, the ...
    • Short Course T5: API 684 - Torsional Aspects 
      Corbo, Mark A.; Pettinato, Brian; Leader, Malcolm E.; Kulhanek, Chris D. (Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2013)
    • T07 - Advanced Topics In Centrifugal Compressor Design 
      Sandberg, Mark; Baldassarre, Leonardo; Baumann, Urs; Kuzdzal, Mark; Moore, Jeff; Pettinato, Brian; Sorokes, James (Turbomachinery Laboratory; Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, [2019])
      Meeting current rotordynamics stability standards CO2 Compressors High flow coefficient/Mach number impellers Coupling and alignment impacts on asymmetric rotordynamics Sour gas/Chloride implications on material ...
    • THE USE OF ACOUSTIC COMB FILTERS TO AVOID CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE BLADE-PASS PULSATION INDUCED PIPING VIBRATIONS 
      Brun, Klaus; Pettinato, Brian; Kurz, Rainer; Mcbain, Marybeth; Broerman III, Eugene L. (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2020)
      Centrifugal compressor blade-pass interaction periodic pulsation can cause acoustic resonance conditions and pipe vibrations in the suction and discharge lines of the compressor. A series of two or more progressively placed ...
    • Torsional Rotordynamics of Machinery Equipment Strings 
      Corbo, Mark A.; Leader, Malcolm E.; Pettinato, Brian; Kulhanek, Chris D. (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
    • Torsional Rotordynamics Of Machinery Equipment Strings 
      Corbo, Mark; Leader, Malcolm; Pettinato, Brian; Kulhanek, Chris (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      One of the foremost concerns facing rotating equipment users today is that of torsional vibration. In contrast to lateral vibration, torsional vibration is rarely monitored. As a result, torsional failures can be especially ...
    • TT12 - Turbomachinery for Refinery Applications 
      Brun, Klaus; Pettinato, Brian; Ross, Stephen; Snively, Sam; Kurz, Rainer; Thorp, Joseph (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries, [2019])
      This tutorial covers the basics, applications, and operation of compressors, expanders, steam turbines, and gas turbines in refinery applications. Modern refineries utilize a wide range of turbomachinery that must flexibly ...
    • TURBOMACHINERY FOR OLEFINS PRODUCTION 
      Brun, Klaus; Pettinato, Brian; Ross, Stephen; Bauer, Derrick; Neil, Adam; Kurz, Rainer; Harvey, Shane (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2021)
      This tutorial covers the basics, applications, and operation of compressors, expanders, and steam turbines in the plastics industry. Plastics manufacturing, which is part of the petrochemical industry, produces polymer ...
    • TURBOMACHINERY FOR REFINERY APPLICATIONS 
      Brun, Klaus; Pettinato, Brian; Ross, Stephen; Bauer, Derrick; Neil, Adam; Kurz, Rainer; Thorp, Joseph (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2021)
      This tutorial covers the basics, applications, and operation of compressors, expanders, steam turbines, and gas turbines in refinery applications. Modern refineries utilize a wide range of turbomachinery that must flexibly ...
    • Turbomachinery for Refinery Applications 
      Brun, Klaus; Pettinato, Brian; Ross, Stephan; Bauer, Derrick; Neil, Adam; Thorp, Joseph; Kurz, Rainer (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; Texas A & M University. Libraries; Texas A & M University. Libraries, 2020)
      This tutorial covers the basics, applications, and operation of compressors, expanders, steam turbines, and gas turbines in refinery applications. Modern refineries utilize a wide range of turbomachinery that must flexibly ...