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FCC Hot Gas Expander Reliability Upgrade Evaluation.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2000)
The hot gas expander (PRT) is an integral part of the refinery’s fluid cat cracker unit’s PRT train. Since 1995, the PRT has experienced four unplanned outages due to blade and steam baffle bolting failures. These failures ...
Recent Technologies For The Reliability And Performance Of Mechanical-Drive Steam Turbines In Ethylene Plants.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2000)
Recently, large capacity ethylene plants have been constructed in the world and the trend for the capacity of these plants is increasing. At present it reaches up to about one million tons per year and more. Accordingly, ...
Mechanical And Performance Testing Method Of An Integrated High-Speed Motor Compressor.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2009)
The integrated electric motocompressor is a recently available technology that has the advantage of drastically simplifying the machine configuration. The use of a high speed electrical motor in the process gas combined ...
Piping Forces And Moments On Compressors And Steam Turbines.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2009)
At recent chemical plants and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, the increase of plant capacity has caused the size of turbomachinery to increase and larger nozzle sizes are being utilized. Especially for offshore facilities, ...
Advisory Committee / Turbomachinery Symposium (38th : 2009)
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2009)
Full-Load Testing Of An All-Electric Centrifugal Compressor For Miscible Gas Injection.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2001)
A two casing high-pressure injection compressor train driven by a directly coupled high-speed induction motor was tested to demonstrate satisfactory electrical, aerothermal, and rotordynamic performance. Some key test ...
Two Unusual And Catastrophic Bearing Failures Caused By Electrical Arcing In The Oil Film, Their Causes, And The Surprisingly Simple Solutions That Cured Them.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2001)
Rotating equipment engineers are frequently not prepared to deal with the catastrophic damage that often accompanies electrical arcing in the oil film of high-speed turbomachinery. Electrical engineers at the site are often ...
Current And Vibration Monitoring For Fault Diagnosis And Root Cause Analysis Of Induction Motor Drives.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Induction motor drives are the most widely used electrical drive systems and they typically consume 40 percent of an industrialized nation’s total generating capacity. In the USA the total generating capacity is approximately ...
Assessment Of Technology And Economic Benefits Of Reciprocating Machine Condition Monitoring And Diagnostic Systems.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
The ongoing trend toward automation of the oil, gas, and chemical industry has significantly changed the entire industry. Digital control systems utilizing advanced computer technologies are installed to manage integrated ...
Rotordynamic Stability Measurement During Full-Load, Full-Pressure Testing Of A 6000 Psi Reinjection Centrifugal Compressor.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Full-load, full-pressure rotordynamic stability measurements were conducted on a seven-stage, back-to-back centrifugal compressor. To validate rotordynamic predictions, the rotor was excited while operating at full load ...