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Investigation of Steam Turbine Blade Failure
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Case Study 19: Blade failure was observed on a backpressure steam turbine (driving a centrifugal compressor) after it was in service for more than one year. This paper presents details of observations, inspections carried ...
Investigation of Process Gas Compressor Shaft Vibration Phenomena
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2016)
Case Study 13: This paper presents details of investigation results of issues observed during plant start‐up on a centrifugal compressor. Compressor was operated with air/ nitrogen during start‐up and high shaft vibration ...
Application of Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) Bearing for Reactor Circulation Pump
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
The axial flow loop reactor pump installed in a polymer unit facilitates slurry circulation in the reactor. The pump is installed with triple mechanical seal having API seal flushing plans 32, 53C and 52. The seal cartridge ...
LASER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN GENERAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT REPAIR
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
Gas Turbine Load Limited due to High Exhaust Temperature Deviation
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
This case study presents an incident of sudden exhaust temperature spread increase of a medium power range Gas Turbine Generator (GTG) during normal operation. The analysis of exhaust temperature spread, field troubleshooting ...
GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR INLET AIR FILTERS PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)