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An End-User’s Guide to Centrifugal Pump Rotordynamics
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
This tutorial discusses concepts and methods involved in performing and evaluating centrifugal pump rotordynamic analysis. The presentation includes Lomakin Effect, Gyroscopic Effect, Cross-Coupling, Rotordynamic Stability, ...
How to Specify, Design, and Install Canned Motor Pumps in a Refinery
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
This tutorial will guide the end user through the process of specifying and installing canned motor pumps in refinery services. Specific examples will be shown of both successes and failures and lessons learned will be discussed.
What’s inside the ‘Box’ When Considering API Piping Plan 54?
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
What could typically drive support system selection towards Plan 54?A Plan 54 support system designation may be selected as it has specific advantages over Plan 53A, B, and C. The primary difference is that the circulation ...
METHODS TO DETERMINE AND SPECIFY ROTODYNAMIC PUMP DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Vibration caused by resonance is an industry problem for new and retrofit applications that persists due to lack of specification and upfront analysis. To limit the chances of resonant vibration, dynamic analysis of the ...
Pump Tut - Precision Grouting of Turbomachinery
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Rotating equipment being installed in industrial environments, including refineries and chemical processing plants, are critically aligned with exact tolerances. When in operation, this equipment experiences heavy dynamic ...
Advanced Sealing Solutions for Non-Crude Hydrocarbon Services
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Three years ago, the Non-Pushing Secondary Seal (NPSS) technology was introduced to the pipeline industry and since then it has successfully addressed challenging pipeline services. Over 300 seals have been installed ...
Pump Tut - WHY MACHINES FAIL TO FOLLOW TEXTBOOK STATED RULES, AS ILLUSTRATED BY SHAFT CRACK AND ROTOR SELF EXCITED VIBRATION CASES IN CRITICAL MACHINERY
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
This tutorial demonstrates some aspects of rotating machinery diagnostics where there is an apparent difference between the actual response of a machine and its expected behavior for a certain type of malfunction as typically ...