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Assessing Useful Life Of Turbomachinery Components.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
The last four of five decades have seen considerable advancements in the life assessment methods of mechanical components. These methods have been shown to be equally suitable for new as well as used components and even ...
Hydraulic Shop Performance Testing Of Centrifugal Compressors.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
The purpose of this tutorial is to familiarize the rotating equipment engineer with in-shop hydraulic performance testing methods. The tutorial discusses the theory of similarity testing, the assumption, and inherent errors. ...
Gas Turbine Performance.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
Industrial gas turbines show performance characteristics that distinctly depend on ambient and operating conditions. They are not only influenced by site elevation, ambient temperature, and relative humidity, but also by ...
Fundamentals Of Fluid Film Journal Bearing Operation And Modeling.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
Widely used in turbomachinery, the fluid film journal bearing is critical to a machine’s overall reliability level. Their design complexity and application severity continue to increase making it challenging for the plant ...
Applied Risk And Reliability For Turbomachinery Part I - Reliability Processes And Part II - Reliability Calculations).
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2005)
There are several methods of analysis to define the reliability of the critical rotating equipment at various facilities within a company. Part I of this tutorial is intended to present several of these methods. The following ...