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T01: Instrumentation & Control Machinery Robustness Improvements against Spurious Trips
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
Experiencing a spurious trip of a turbomachinery train due to an unreliable or faulty instrument or control system can be a very costlyand frustrating experience Nevertheless, a commonly overlooked area within turbomachinery ...
CS09: Investigation and Resolution of Frequent Pulsation Dampener Bladder Failures of Condensate Export Reciprocating Diaphragm Pumps Causing High Vibration and Loss of Primary Containment
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
Unusual and repeated bladder ruptures of pulsation dampeners installed on two units ofCondensate Export Triplex Double Diaphragm Reciprocating Pumps and two units of GlycolCirculation Triplex Plunger Pumps had caused a ...
TB20: On The Experimental Static and Dynamic Load Performance of a Water Lubricated Hybrid Thrust Bearing
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
Fluid film thrust bearings (TBs) carry axial loads and control the position of rotating machinery thus enabling tight clearances forthe efficient aerodynamic operation of impellers in pumps and compressors Prediction of ...
L09: Development and Application of Very High Flow Coverd Stages for Process Centrifugal Compressors
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
The present work describes the development and application of a family of very high flow (VHF) stages with nominal design flow coefficient of 024 and moderate to high Machine Mach Number (Mu) of 088 The design is essentially ...
L11: Compressor Station Optimization
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
Many gas compressor stations use multiple gas turbine driven centrifugal compressors and the units may not beidentical For connected systems, such as pipelines, or gas field operations, compressors of several compressorstations, ...
CS02: Investigation and safe resolution of using instrument air as separation medium for Dry Gas Seals
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
During the independent Asset Integrity Review (i-AIR) audit conducted on one of theoffshore production facility, use of instrument air as separation medium for separation sealof the process gas booster compressors Dry Gas ...
TB18: Air Cooled Condenser Fan Blade Failure
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
A surface condenser is a commonly used term for a watercooled shell and tube heat exchanger installed to condenseexhaust steam from a steam turbine These condensers areheat exchangers which convert steam from its gaseous ...
L07: Adoption of Low Viscosity Oil in Turbomachinery Applications with High Speed Gears
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
In the turbomachinery applications, the geared transmission equipment are among the most affected bythe lube oil characteristics and properties In a gear system the oil is used in the fluid-dynamic bearings,journal and ...
T14: Dry Gas Seal Contamination And Solutions To Increase Seal Reliability
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
Recent incident reports and studies indicate that dry gas seals are responsible for only 39% of compressor shut downs and are themost reliable sealing solution However, if the dry gas seal fails the costs can be very high ...
T15: Numerical Simulation and Validation of Motor Dynamics in Reciprocating Compressor Driveline Coupled with Stiff and Soft Elastic Couplings under Continuous and Transient Operating Conditions
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
Reciprocating compressor is often used in the field of gas compression industry and generates harmonic torque excitation in adriveline The objective of this paper is to simulate the dynamic torsional vibrations by considering ...