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    • Steigerwald, Tom; Wasser, Jim; Morton, John (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      As crude oil remains the dominant fuel and raw material source for transportation and industry the crude oil pipeline continues to be the preferred crude transportation method across large land masses. Along with this ...
    • Jakubiak, Jason; Mascherpa, Luigi (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Pump Design Conditions, Sealing/Packing System Design Features, Sealing/Packing System Failures, Pump Improvements, Conclusions and Lessons Learned
    • Forsthoffer, William Eugene; Forsthoffer, Michael Sean (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 4
    • Ahmad, Waqar (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      A de-superheating boiler feed water pump was facing high vibration issue for last 19 years. Pump had been overhauled multiple times in past, but the issue was not resolved. Dominant frequency appearing in vibration spectrum ...
    • Dowson, David; Bauer, Derrick (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 16: In today's market place, a large percentage of oil refinery, petrochemical, and power generation plants throughout the world have been trying to reduce their operation cost by extending the service life of ...
    • Laney, Scot; Richards, Doug; White, Nicholas (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 10: When the subject compressor was opened for an unrelated reason, it was unexpectedly found to have severe cracking, including a missing piece, on the first stage impeller and foreign object damage to the ...
    • Ashour, Mohammed; Shalabi, Mustafa (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
    • Shalabi, Mustafa; Ganesh, Sankar; Al-Mubarak, Sami; Ahmad, F Bn Nawawi (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      There is a single stage vertical pump installed in Acetic Acid area in a petrochemical plant. The unit is vertical high pressure (HP) reactor feed pump (High speed single stage, 230 kW, 12338 rpm & 3.444 gear ratio) driven ...
    • Peton, Nicolas; Ganesh, Sankar (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      There are three multistage pumps supplied as part of a new project for transporting diesel from one location to another. Earlier, the transportation of diesel was carried out using trucks for this facility. The availability ...
    • Markan, Rakesh (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 11: National Fertilizers Limited, Nangal Unit, India had under taken the revamp of Steam Turbine of Synthesis Gas Compressor in January 2014. The plant startup, after machine revamp, was delayed by 40 days, ...
    • Tiow, OOI Kim (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 25
    • Kumar, Ajay (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      A magnetized rotating machine behaves like an electrical generator. It often produces localized stray current that usually discharges across small clearance paths imposing damage to machine internals and vibration probes. ...
    • Wygant, Karl; Robertson, Chad; Li, Fang (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      This tutorial focuses on the rotordynamic characteristics of integrally geared compressors and expanders. Although the focus is for turbomachinery the topics discussed also apply to industrial gearing. The topics covered ...
    • Kai Chiat, Cheong; Lek, Edmund; Tzuu Bin, Ng (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Problem Statement, Machine Information, Torsional Model & Assumption, Torsional Response & Results, Tuning Methods, Field Validation, Conclusion
    • Gausmann, Rainer; Heidtmann, Frank (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      The giant Groningen onshore gas field in the Northeastern Netherlands started production in 1963. About 35 years later, the decreasing reservoir pressure required a first stage of compression to provide sufficient capacity ...
    • Kumar, Arun; Sabharwal, Mohit (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      During the commissioning of centrifugal machines (Compressors, steam turbines, pumps, fans etc.), a lack of flushing, inspection and ignorance of critical areas & procedures can lead to major problems, damage, and serious ...
    • Huebner, Michael; Appleman, Kent (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Dual mechanical seals represent one of the most common approaches to improving seal reliability and reducing process emissions. While the presence of the pressurized barrier fluid provides significant benefits, the challenge ...
    • Cloud, C. Hunter; Kocur, John (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 18: Understanding the lateral rotordynamic behavior is critical in determining the reliability/operability of rotating equipment. Whether examining a centrifugal pump or compressor, steam or gas turbine, motor or ...
    • Ponnanna, Bopanna Pudiyokada; Yu, John J.; Drygin, Sergey; Peton, Nicolas; Schluter, Steven (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      This case study outlines how structural vibration was resolved using two different technologies and highlighting secondary issues that can arise due to continued vibration because of structural resonance. Continued high ...
    • Vázquez, José A.; Cloud, C. Hunter; Eizember, Robert J. (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 6: Experimental modal analysis and operating deflection shapes (ODS) are powerful tools in vibration analysis and machinery troubleshooting. However, the machinery plant engineer often doesn’t believe such techniques ...