Browsing Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia by Author "Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium (1st : 2016)"

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    • 2 Case Studies on Unique Machinery Repair Techniques: Brush Plating Repair of Eroded Compressor Diaphragm - Combining 2 Failed Gearboxes into 1 Functional and Reliable Gearbox 
      Uptigrove, Stan; Tze-Hur, Chin; Edward, Karl (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 2: When machinery challenges arise in aging equipment within declining oil and gas facilities it requires innovative solutions taking into account life expectancy, production impact and declining production to ...
    • Abrupt Stoppage of Turbine Rotor, Running on Barring after Major Overhauling 
      Reddy, Ranga; Reddy, Ravi S. (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 15: This case study is about a typical experience where a steam turbine, which was running at 100 RPM on barring (turning) after overhaul, stopped abruptly and the rotor was found to be seized. The case study ...
    • Adapting Compression Equipment to Accommodate Declining Well Pressures and Ensure Overall Efficiency in Mid/Late Field Life 
      Gunn, Ben; Kurz, Rainer; Bender, Jonathan; Hayes, Joel; Hai, Yakin R.; Utami, Aning Restu (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 9: Compression systems are designed for the governing process conditions. In the Oil and Gas industry, these conditions are often dynamic and a function of reservoir or field characteristics which have varying ...
    • Application and Design of Integrally Geared Compressors 
      Wygant, Karl; Bygrave, Jonathan; Bosen, Werner; Pelton, Rob (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 7: Integrally geared compressors (IGC’s) are common in plant/instrument air service as well as air separation applications, and continue to gain acceptance over a wide range of other applications. An IGC can achieve ...
    • Bad Actor Elimination in Pumps 
      Bhat, Vasanth; Suthan, Thangavel (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 12
    • Carbon Foot Print Reduction Techniques with Rotating Machinery 
      Bhat, Vasanth M.; Aaron, Quek Ser King (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 8: Global Environment concerns and need for more optimized production costs is driving all industries including Oil & Gas to look at more ways to reduce energy consumption without compromising on plant throughputs. ...
    • Case Study on Remote Diagnostics in Resolving Random Vibration on a Steam Turbine 
      Ganesh, R. Sankar; Iqbal, Muhammad Zeeshan (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Case Study 7: This case study narrates an incident of random vibration spikes which occurred in year 2014 on one of the steam turbine bearings of a propane refrigeration compressor train. The random vibration spikes caused ...
    • Centrifugal Compressor Surge Control Systems - Fundamentals of a Good Design 
      Botros, Kamal; Hill, Steven; Grose, Jordan (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Lecture 2: Many facilities employ two or more centrifugal compressors, operated in either series or parallel configurations. An accurately designed surge control system that includes multiple compressors with the associated ...
    • The Challenge for the Accurate Determination of the Axial Rotor Thrust in Centrifugal Compressors 
      Bidaut, Yves; Dessibourg, Dominique (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Lecture 11: The axial thrust is basically generated by a pressure imbalance across the impeller. The impeller is subjected to a great force trying to move it against the incoming flow. The cumulative thrust of all impellers ...
    • Combustion, Fuels and Emissions for Industrial Gas Turbines 
      Welch, Michael; Igoe, Brian M.; Wilson, David (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 5: It is important that gas turbines used in Oil & Gas applications can burn a wide variety of fuels with the minimum impact on the environment or economics. Many types of gaseous and liquid fuels that can be used ...
    • Considerations in the Design of VFD Motor-Driven Compressors 
      Kita, Masayuki (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 17: The various drivers for process compressor trains are designed in accordance with the pertinent process requirements. In the case of variable speed applications for process compressors, Steam turbines or Gas ...
    • Control Systems. Molecular Weight Compensation Consideration in Compressor Surge Control 
      Saxena, Amit (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 10B: The effects of gas molecular weight variation on a centrifugal compressor’s surge line and computation of the operating margin from surge for the purposes of antisurge control is discussed using different ...
    • Control Systems. Transient Modeling and Analysis of Centrifugal Compressors 
      Garcia Hernandez, Augusto; Bennett, Jeffrey A. (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 10A: Centrifugal compressors are subject to transient events, such as emergency shutdowns, which can cause energetic surge events during rapid shutdown transients. Many modeling tools are used to predict the ...
    • Conttol Systems. Surge Control and Dynamic Behavior for Centrifugal Gas Compressors 
      Kurz, Rainer; White, Robert C.; Winkelmann, Bernhard; Brun, Klaus (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 10C: This tutorial discusses the design and function of surge control systems, or more precisely, surge avoidance systems on the basis of the behavior of centrifugal compressors when they interact with compression ...
    • Coupled Torsional and Lateral Analysis for the Determination of the Damping of the First Torsional Mode of Synchronous Motor Driven Compressor Trains 
      Pradetto, Jean-Claude; Baumann, Urs (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Lecture 13: This paper deals with the damping ratio D (modal damping) of the 1st torsional mode of synchronous motor driven compressor trains. The damping ratio is a crucial parameter for the torsional start-up analysis ...
    • Couplings - Balancing Tutorial & "New Developments in Gas Turbine Couplings" 
      Corcoran, Joe; Wolford, Christian (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 15
    • Definition of a Screening Criterion for Centrifugal Compressor Vibrations Induced by Inlet Gas Flow 
      Fontana, Michele; Bernocchi, Andrea; Carnevali, Alessandro; Baldassarre, Leonardo (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Lecture 4: The gas flow entering from the inlet flange of a centrifugal compressor may induce radial forces on the rotor, by directly impinging onto shaft or by generating asymmetric pressure fluctuations in the gas volume ...
    • Design Validation of High Speed Ratio Epicyclic Gear Technology in Compression Systems 
      Maragioglio, Gaspare; Vannini, Giuseppe; Bradley, Paul; Buckley, Shawn (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Lecture 5: Epicyclic gear technology is a key factor to support thcompression growth strategy in electrified applications, due to the ever increasing transmission ratio required to meet the high compressor speeds. The paper ...
    • The Development of API 682 4th Edition 
      Bowden, Peter (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Tutorial 12: API 682 was first published in 1994 and it became established as the industry leading document for mechanical seals. It promoted proven, high reliability seal solutions across refining markets. As new sealing ...
    • Development of High-Pressure Ratio and Wide-Operating Range 700bar Compressor 
      Tokuyama, Shinichiro; Ujihara, Diogo Yoshikazu; Nakaniwa, Akihiro; Saburi, Satoshi (Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
      Lecture 1: Pre-Salt development projects continue to expand offshore Brazil into ever deeper waters year after year. Consequently, the required Discharge Pressures for Re-Injection Compressors aboard FPSO’s are likely to ...