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Know Your Turbomachinery’s Operating Environment!
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Not accounting for detrimental environment factors in the design and environment degradation are two of the most common causes of Turbomachinery component failures. This paper discusses the importance of knowing the operating ...
Gas Turbine Emissions Improvements by Advances in Design, Analysis, Materials, Manufacturing, and Control Technology
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This tutorial provides a general overview of the state of gas turbine combustion technology. Fundamental considerations for key pollutants are discussed along with techniques to control them. Since the commercial introduction ...
Worldwide Deployment of Predictive Asset Management at Air Liquide
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Air Liquide launched an international program to monitor and assess equipment asset health, resulting in a positive step-change in availability and reliability worldwide. Using predictive analytics, potential asset failures ...
Gas Turbines and Associated Auxiliary Systems in Oil and Gas Applications
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This tutorial elaborates on the various gas turbine auxiliary systems; for mechanical drive applications in oil and gas projects, from an EPC contractor perspective. The tutorial briefly introduces the basics of gas turbines ...
Lifetime of Gas Turbines Hot Section Parts in an O&G Environment
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
The main driver to define the time between overhauls of a gas turbine is the life of the hot components. For an Oil&Gas operator, a turbine overhaul represents a major cost and therefore is a key point for performance ...
Determination of Operating Conditions and the Impact on Integrally Geared Centrifugal Air Compressor Selection and Performance
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This tutorial will provide several examples of how a users specified conditions impact the selection of the compressor along with
discussions of how providing well-realized conditions can help reduce the compressors power ...
A Review of Aerodynamically Induced Forces Acting on Centrifugal Compressors, and Resulting Vibration Characteristics of Rotors
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This tutorial reviews the various types of forces that can cause non-synchronous vibrations in centrifugal compressors. Many of these forces are aerodynamically-induced, such as impeller or diffuser stall or impeller / ...
Centrifugal Compressor Evolution
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This tutorial addresses the advancements that have been made during the past 50 years in the design, analysis, and manufacturing methods for centrifugal compressors. The paper provides a historical perspective on these ...
Multidisciplinary Approach to Failure Analysis of Turbomachinery Components
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This tutorial session is intended to provide insights into the failure analysis approach taken by authors for various components across different types of turbomachinery, such as steam turbines, axial and centrifugal ...
Tutorial on Centrifugal Compressor Surge Control
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
For every centrifugal compressor installation, the design of the surge control system is vitally important to prevent damage of the compressor internal components, seals, and bearings. While most surge control systems are ...