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    • Bukhari, Haseeb; Ahmed, Ahtsham (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      L-1403A &B are 5 MW Right Angle –Double reductions gearboxes installed between Turbine (TP-1403) and Cooling water Pump (P-1403). Both gearboxes reported high vibration after 15 months of continuous operation one after the ...
    • Bennett, Jeffrey A.; Garcia-Hernandez, Augusto; Muñoz-Prior, Marco Antonio; León-Dorantes, Moisés (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Technical Brief 5: An evaluation was performed on one of the largest offshore facilities belonging to PEMEX Exploration and Production due to forecasts predicting that future crude oil production will contain heavier oils. ...
    • Kurashiki, Yutaka; Hirao, Takahiro; Yoshida, Hidenori (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      During FAT of a centrifugal compressor, non-synchronous vibrations were observed. The dominant frequencies are different from both a) the rotor system natural frequency, and b) typical rotating stall frequency in parallel ...
    • Belardini, Elisabetta; Rubino, Dante Tommaso; Tapinassi, Libero; Pelella, Marco (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Lecture 16: The characterization of the compressor behavior in all quadrants of performance map has acquired, in the last years, growing attention. Two dedicated experimental campaigns have been performed to characterize ...
    • Giancotti, Marco; Margiotta, Alessio; Orlando, Maurizio; Spinelli, Paolo (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Technical Brief 6: The evaluation of the dynamic behavior of deep foundations for Turbomachinery Modules is not a simple task due to uncertainties in the evaluation of the soil shear modulus and the approximations introduced ...
    • Carmody, Christopher; Smith, Richard (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      The need for reliable and safe sealing of rotating equipment remains as a primary concern for industry. In situations where single mechanical seals were used the introduction of environmental and safety legislation brought ...
    • He, Minhui; Cloud, C. Hunter; Byrne, James M.; Vázquez, Jose A. (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 14: 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 ...
    • He, Minhui; Byrne, James (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Widely used in turbomachinery, the fluid film thrust bearing is critical to the overall reliability of a machine. Their design complexity and application severity continue to increase, making it challenging for the plant ...
    • Pernama, Sutanto A.; Vengurlekar, Ashutosh; Leonard, Douglas; Ng, Wei Sing; Marwaha, Gautam (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
    • Ng, Wei Sing; A Aziz, Ahmad Faiz; Pernama, Sutanto Augustino; Vengurlekar, Ashutosh (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      This case study presents an incident of sudden exhaust temperature spread increase of a medium power range Gas Turbine Generator (GTG) during normal operation. The analysis of exhaust temperature spread, field troubleshooting ...
    • Brun, Klaus; Kurz, Rainer; Winkelman, Bernhard (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 13: This tutorial provides an overview of typical packaging options for gas turbines in industrial applications. Applicable standards are discussed. The requirements for different systems, such as air filtration, ...
    • Kurz, Rainer; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 1: The power and efficiency characteristics of a gas turbine are the result of a complex interaction of different turbo machines and a combustion system. In this tutorial, we will address the basic characteristics ...
    • Kurz, Rainer; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      In this tutorial, we will address the basic characteristics of each of the components in a gas turbine (compressor, combustor, gas generator turbine, power turbine) and the impact of typical control limits and control ...
    • Al-Baloshi, Hussain; Brun, Klaus; Gupta, Manoj; Kurz, Rainer (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Suggested Topics: • Preventive/predictive maintenance Condition monitoring • Air filtration onshore and offshore Fogging/evaporative cooling/inlet chilling • Liquid fuel handling and storage • Gas fuel issues • Lean premix ...
    • Chavda, Bhagyesh; Ashraf, Saquib; Kocur, John; Baer, Heinrich (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Three shaft Gear Box upgraded to meet Screw compressor model upgrade. Gear Box was installed, as a part of compressor upgrade project, with Bentley Nevada 3500 Shaft vibration protection facility and observed trip on ...
    • Kristiyanto, Yupiter; Harjanto, Aditya Kris; Funk, Douglas (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Oil-flooded screw compressors (2 units x 100% duty) deliver fuel gas from AGRU Absorber at saturated condition to GTG to sustain oil production facilities @ ~33 MW power demand. Each Fuel Gas Compressor (FGC) is rated for ...
    • Kalfrin, Brian; O'Brien, Jonathan (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Hydrofluoric (HF) acid is an extremely corrosive solution commonly found in many oil refineries where it is used as a catalyst in the production of high octane gasoline blending stock. HF acid is almost synonymous with the ...
    • Hirata, Daisuke; Nakaniwa, Akihiro; Nekomoto, Yoshitsugu; van Beek, Pieter; Ibrahim, Fady; Frediani, Luca (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      In a centrifugal compressor, interactions between impeller blades and stationary parts such as diffuser vanes will generate high frequency pressure pulsations. The frequencies of these pulsations, so called “blade passing ...
    • Tan, Chek-Zin; Teo, Woon-Lin; Kassim, Imran (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      This case study presents compressor high speed coupling failure where torsional natural frequency is excited. The case study examines a repeat high speed coupling failure that excited 2�ᵈ torsional natural frequency ...
    • Faiz, Ahmad (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      Case study include a vertical pump in sour water service running at high speed of 17200rpm. Pump originally equipped with single seal & Plan 21 configuration since day one. In 2018, as part of a reliability upgrade, seal ...