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Centrifugal Pumps: Operation, Maintenance and reliability, Vertical Pump Problems and Solutions
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics:
• Seal plan which was not expected – wrong for the application
• Preventive/predictive technologies
Off design operation
• Mean time between failure – how do we measure, and how do we use the metrics
• ...
Dry Gas Seals: General (Installation, Operation, Troubleshooting, and Retrofitting), Controls
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics for Dry Gas Seals Discussion group:
• DGS operating characteristics
• Unidirectional versus bidirectional
• Seals faces and seats, O rings materials
• Explosive decompression
• Primary seal gas supply ...
Transmission Elements: Couplings and Alignment, Gears
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics:
• Coupling guard design
• Shaft alignment and tolerances
• Balancing methods
• Coupling selection and specifications
• Shaft alignment methods
• Thermal growth considerations
• Application of optical ...
Magnetic Bearings
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Suggested Topics:
• Turbomachinery bearings
• Sleeve and tilting pad journal bearings
• Babbitt bearing failures
• Bearing upgrades
• Clearances
• Installation
• Oil
• Annual seals
• Polymer seals
-Centrifugal compressor ...
Mechanical (Liquid) Seals: General (Installation, Operation, Troubleshooting, and Retrofitting)
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Mechanical seals are the most common method of sealing industrial centrifugal pumps and other rotary equipment. Although the
basic concepts of a seals are simple, successfully using seals requires an understanding of the ...
Centrifugal Compressors: Operation and Maintenance, Advanced Design, Wet and Sour Gas Operation
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Topics Outline:
• Meeting current rotordynamics stability standards
• High flow coefficient/mach number impellers
• Low flow coefficiens/high pressure impellers; Reynolds correction
Complicated high pressure gas properties. ...
Gas Turbines: Operation & Maintenance
(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 ...
Lubrication: Fluid Film Bearings: Operation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Turbomachinery bearings: Sleeve and tilting pad journal bearings, Thrust bearings, Babbitt bearing failures
Bearing upgrades: Clearances, preload, offset, Installation, Oil
Specific questions: Journal bearing fit – loose? ...
Digitalization in Oil & Gas
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
Attendees Topics of Interests
• IoT
• Cyber Security
• Data Connectivity
• Cloud Solutions
• Integrated Engineering Design Tools
• Predictive Analytics
• Autonomous Operations
• Asset Performance Management
• ...
Turbomachinery and Pump Vibrations
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
This group will discuss plant machinery vibration detection, monitoring, and diagnosis, from a Plant O&M point-of-view. All
attendees will be encouraged (but not required) to participate in discussions, and contribute ...