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Prediction Of Lateral Vibration Behavior Of Integrally Geared Centrifugal Compressor During Synchronous Motor Startup By Transient Torsional-Lateral Coupled Analysis
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
Startup transients of both torsional and lateral vibration behaviors of an integrally geared centrifugal compressor driven by a synchronous motor are examined by transient torsional-lateral coupled analyses, and the numerical ...
Fast and Ultimate Vibration Field Solution: From Problem Detection to Field Performance Validation
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
Predictive Merit of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Determining Marginal NPSH of Hydrocarbon Centrifugal Pump
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
At inlet, sufficient pressure and NPSH margin is crucial for centrifugal pumpoperation. In cold and light hydrocarbon services; such as Liquefied Natural Gas,vapor pressure variations that is dependent on the temperature ...
Compression Turbomachinery For The Decarbonizing World
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
In the context of carbon reduction efforts, discussions evolve around hydrogen compression, as well as compression requirements related to CO2 capture, transportation and sequestration. In this paper, compression requirements ...
Predicting And Correcting Nonlinear Vibration Growth In Tilting Pad Journal Bearings Undergoing Large-Amplitude Whirl
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
When machines equipped with tilting pad bearings are well enough balanced to limit the journal whirl amplitudes to less than 40% to 50% of the bearing clearance, the bearing behavior can usually be considered linear and ...
Light Hydrocarbon Shipping Pumps Challenges With Repetitive Mechanical Seal Failure
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
NGL shipping pumps have experienced high number of mechanical seal failures during the first five years of operation. There are five pumps where each pump is equipped with two mechanical seals. In some instances, the ...
Interaction Between Rotodynamic Pump Behaviour And Wear Surface Coating Technology: A MULTISTAGE PUMP CASE ANALYSIS
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
Improvement of Pump/Plant Performance by Sound Evaluation of Both Process Fluid Viscosity Change and Pump Internal Leakage
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 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 ...
Developing & Testing Components For More Reliable Linear Reciprocating Compression Of Hydrogen
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), ACI Services, Inc. (ACI), and Libertine FPE Limited collaborated to design and build a Linear Motor Reciprocating Compressor (LMRC) via a DOE-funded project with ACI cost share. The ...
Case Study On Coupling Crack On A Centrifugal Pump
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 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 ...