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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Case Study 6: A 25MW gas turbine had been damaged during operation. Particularly, its tilting pad journal bearings and shaft journals had suffered complete wiping‐out and deep crack damages, respectively. For an emergency ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)Two (2) gas turbine engines operating offshore experienced Domestic Object Damage (DOD) failure with damaged blades in the HP compressor section. The failures were caused by repeated use of a component undergoing wear ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Tutorial 3: This tutorial outlines the basics of pump rotordynamics in a form that is intended to be Machinery End User friendly. Key concepts will be defined in understandable terms, and analysis and testing options will ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Case Study 16: In the modern pump industry, processed fluids are characterized by a wide spectrum of viscosity values. An unpredicted variation of actual process fluid properties, including viscosity, may lead to unexpected ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)Blade fouling is a relevant problem in turbomachinery applications. It affects both compressors and turbines. In the first case, fouling can be generated by the presence of dust, ashes or brackish air (in offshore ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Lecture 12: Closed centrifugal compressor impellers have been manufactured using several methods through the years. Due to limitations of the materials and machining processes, most of these impellers have been manufactured ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)Closed centrifugal compressor impellers have been manufactured using several methods through the years. Due to limitations of the materials and machining processes, most of these impellers have been manufactured in what ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)Compressor Dry Gas Seal Failure is a common issue that affects Turbomachinery train availability. Since most turbomachinery trains are un-spared critical assets, unscheduled shutdowns have a major impact to the operating ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)Lecture 7: An investigation of the effectiveness of online combustion turbine axial compressor washing using various purity grade waters and commercial washing detergents was performed. For this project, blade surface ...
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(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 ...
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(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. ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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, ...