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    • 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 ...
    • Shet, Mahesh; Kumar, Arun; Singh, Navneet (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 4: The case study is about single stage API BB2 pump. Pump operates at the temperature of 355 degree C (671 degree F), rated for pumping 442 m3/hr of Hydro-treated VGO (Vacuum Gas Oil) and is driven by a steam ...
    • Kunakulsawat, Kunarak; Baun, Daniel (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 23: PTT operate a number of hydraulic power recovery turbines (HPRT) in their gas processing plants in Rayong Thailand. One of the newest plants incorporates some of the largest such turbines ever produced. The ...
    • Brun, Klaus; Meyenberg, Christoph; Thorp, Joseph (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 20
    • Kurz, Rainer; Lubomirsky, Matt; Cowell, Luke; Brun, Klaus; Bainier, Francis (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      Recently, the use of hydrogen-natural gas mixtures as a fuel, but also as a means of storing and transporting hydrogen from surplus electricity as a result of renewable energy production has drawn significant attention. ...
    • Cooper, Sean P.; Teitge, David S.; Thomas, James C.; Mathieu, Olivier; Petersen, Eric L. (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      Ignition of lubricating oil is a highly undesirable event that is a major safety hazard that could also be incredibly costly. The possibility for lubricant ignition is present in numerous mechanical systems and applications. ...
    • Iwamoto, Shinji; Shoji, Yoshiaki; Yoneda, Keizo; Nakaniwa, Akihiro; Barrington, Bryan (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      In the case of centrifugal compressors, minor non-uniform flow upstream of the impeller is induced by an asymmetrical configuration in the circumferential direction at the compressor suction casing. This non-uniform flow ...
    • Kandasamy, Surendran; Muthukumar, Nuban (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      Fire detection inside Gas Turbine enclosures is a safety critical component to prevent unwanted consequences should a fire occur within the enclosure. The standard design and implementation strategy remains by and large ...
    • Meucci, Francesco; Spolveri, Niccolo; Capanni, Francesco; Rossin, Stefano (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 18: High vibrations due to 2X electrical frequency excitation on bearing housings and frame occurred on a 20MW 2-Pole Induction Motors during acceptance tests in manufacturer workshop in stand alone configuration. ...
    • Gill, Bob; Shea, Tim (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      The evolution of the Industrial Internet of Things (Industrial IoT) and the increasing availability and affordability of constituent technologies such as sensors, gateways, networks, platforms, and analytics brings with ...
    • Porreca, Luca (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      It is well known that gas compressor work can be greatly reduced by inter-stage cooling. Since decades, isotherm compressors are commonly used where very large volume of gases is needed and low power consumption is ...
    • Forsthoffer, William Eugene; Forsthoffer, Michael Sean (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 21