Browsing Middle East Turbomachinery Symposium (METS) by Title

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    • RCFA Case Study: Infant Mortality: Lean Solvent Centrifugal Pump Motor 
      Ahmed, Qadeer (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      Introduction: •Qatargas Operating Company Limited •Refresher: Bathtub Curve & Failure Regions (i.e. Infant Mortality) Root Cause & Failure Analysis •Brief Introduction –Incident and Action Plan •Simplified System Diagram ...
    • RCFA for Recurring Impeller Failures in a 4 
      White, Nicholas; Laney, Scot; Zorzi, Cory (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      A Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for repeated impeller blade failures in a five stage centrifugal propane compressor is described. The initial failure occurred in June 2007 with a large crack found in one blade on ...
    • RE-ENGINEERING & PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE TO SOLVE INTERNAL RUBBING PROBLEM OF FCCU STEAM TURBINE 
      Chanddajkar, Abhay; Rahman Mohd, Ali (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
    • RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR CONDITION MONITORING 
      Schultheis, Steven; Lickteig, Charles; Parchewsky, Robert (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      Technology for reciprocating compressor condition monitoring has been around since the 1950’s, however until the last 20 years or so it seemed that only the pipeline companies spent much effort on this activity. Technology ...
    • Reciprocating Compressors 101 
      Machu, Gunther; Andre Eijk, Ing. (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
    • Reliability Improvement for Turboexpander-Compressor System 
      LeDuc, Marc; Mazi, Hassan (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Outline: •Introduction •Turboexpander-Compressor Challenges 1.Buffer Gas Excessive Flow 2.Expander Speed Limit •Execution Optimization •Lessons Learned •Concluding Remarks
    • REMAINING LIFE ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION OF CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS IN LNG TRAINS 
      Sonavane, Pradip; Deshpande, Atul; Chirathadam, Thomas; Simmons, Harold (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      RasGas LNG Trains-1 and 2, comprising of three refrigeration centrifugal compressors each, were commissioned in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Three compressors have achieved 15 years of trouble free operation through ...
    • Resolving Cavitation Problems of High Energy Water Injection Pumps 
      Al-Shuhail, Yousuf; Al-Ali, Saad; Al-Qahtani, Abdulaziz; van den Berg, Nico; Bastiaansen, Tim (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      •Introduction - Project objectives - History - Field data •Analysis method - Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) - Visualization test •Project results •Lessons learned
    • Resolving Intermittent Vibration Spikes on Steam Turbines 
      Thiagarajan, Rajakumar; Abdelrahim, Ashraf; Ganesh, Sankar (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Content: Background. Machine description. Data analysis. Initial Analysis & Recommendations. Machine Inspection results. Subsequent Mechanical Failure Analysis. Conclusions. Lessons Learned.
    • Resolving Vibration Issues of Diesel Engine Driven Fire Water Pumps in QP Offshore 
      Sudardjat, Isham; Mekawey, Sherief (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Contents: Introduction to QP Offshore. Background. Technical Data and Acceptance Criteria. Contractual Vibration Points. Vibration Measurement Locations at Field. Analysis. Conclusions from Investigation. Proposed Actions. ...
    • The Road to a Fully Integrated Asset Management Strategy Applied to Rotating Equipment 
      Sijim, Albert; Shah, Manish (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      Today most companies around the world are very much aware of the benefits of improved plant reliability and the elements necessary to achieve this, such as the development and implementation of risk-based equipment ...
    • Root Cause Analysis of a Vibration Problem in a Propylene Turbo Compressor 
      van Beek, Smeulers; Jan (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Problem:• A newly installed turbo compressor system for propylene showed vibrations in the piping system and rotor. • After that supporting layout was significantly improved measurements showed that vibrations were ...
    • Root Cause Analysis of vibrations in a Roots Blower system 
      van Lier, Leonard; van Beek, Pieter; Fischer, Christof; Uibel, Stefan| (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
      Problems: •A roots blower system is suffering from excessive vibrations •A temporary work-around enabled the operation of the plant, at a large expense of additional power consumption •The fundamental mechanism of the ...
    • Root Cause Failure Analysis for Machinery and Piping Part 1: Introduction to RCFA 
      Allison, Tim; Chirathadam, Thomas; Ransom, David; Delgado, Hector (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)
    • Root Cause Investigation of Sub-Synchronous Vibration in a Multi-stage Centrifugal Compressor 
      Inai, Jun (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Outline: Introduction. Findings. Root Cause Analysis. Modification. Validation of modification. Site confirmation test. Conclusion. Lesson learnt.
    • Scotford Manufacturing Twin-Screw Compressors in Styrene Vent Gas Service 
      Pickard, Matt (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Overview: •System Arrangement •Problem •What We Found? •Solutions •Lessons Learned
    • Seal Condition Monitoring Principles 
      Forsthoffer, Michael (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2011)
      As many of you have experienced throughout your career, Mechanical Seals are the number 1 failed component within pumps. So, how do we fix that? In this tutorial, we will discuss why seals are the # 1 failed component, but ...
    • Separation Seal Upgrade to overcome Repetitive Failures 
      Sonavane, Pradip; AbdelKhalek, Mohamed; Shatri (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Objectives: •Trouble shooting of Separation seal failures. •Reference for DGS design selection at Project stage. •Share experience with audience for improved DGS performance (in certain applications).
    • Severe Casing and Impeller Erosion : Analysis and Resolution 
      Sedalo, Tete (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
      Introduction -ØBackground information -ØDesign data -§Failure Analysis -ØErosion pattern location -ØFluid analysis -ØOperating condition -ØFlow path identification -§New Design -ØImpeller back improvement -ØAxial ...
    • Shaft sealing technology for centrifugal compressors and Turboexpanders: Dry Gas Seal Function, Arrangements, Types and Major Parts and Separation Seals 
      Werdecker, Ferdinand; Bonfert, Christian; Shaw, Patrick; Goebel, Daniel (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)