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The Development of API 682 4th Edition
(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 ...
Shop Rotordynamic Testing - Options, Objectives, Benefits & Practices
(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 ...
Application and Design of Integrally Geared Compressors
(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 ...
Regional Machinery Best Practices
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 4
Technical Challenges for Compressors and Steam Turbines for Efficient and Sustainable Operation in Mega Ethylene Plants
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Tutorial 9: Changing markets, industry demands for increased efficiency and long term operation, and availability of new technology have all contributed in development of more efficient and reliable turbomachines. The ...
Carbon Foot Print Reduction Techniques with Rotating Machinery
(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. ...
Conttol Systems. Surge Control and Dynamic Behavior for Centrifugal Gas Compressors
(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 ...
Control Systems. Transient Modeling and Analysis of Centrifugal Compressors
(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 ...
Gas Turbine Packaging Options and Features
(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, ...
Fundamentals of Fluid Film Journal Bearing Operation and Modeling
(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 ...