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    • A Cross-Sectional Investigation of the Determinants of Urban Residential Water Demand in the United States, 1960 and 1970 
      Foster, H.S., Jr.; Beattie, B. R. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 1978-05)
      This research was undertaken to specify and estimate a model relating household demand for urban water to its principal determinants. Four specific tasks were accomplished: 1. An appropriate economic demand model for ...
    • Crossbreeding for Commercial Pork Production. 
      Tanksley, Jr., T. D.; Hudman, Donald B. (Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1968)
    • Crossbreeding Systems for Beef Production. 
      Hammack, Stephen P. (Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1986)
    • Crossing the Valley of Death: Policy Options to Advance the Uptake of Energy-Efficient Emerging Technologies in US Industry 
      Harris, J.; Bostrom, P.; Lung, R. B. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2011)
      Plant managers around the world are interested in improving the energy efficiency of their facilities while both growing and modernizing their manufacturing capabilities. Emerging industrial technologies, both at the ...
    • Crosswalk of Human Reliability Methods for Offshore Oil Incidents 
      Boring, Ronald L.; Park, Jooyoung; Ulrich, Thomas A. (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)
      Human reliability analysis (HRA) has long been employed in nuclear power applications to account for the human contribution to safety. HRA is used qualitatively to identify and model sources of human error and quantitatively ...
    • Crude Distillation Unit Heat Recovery Study 
      John, P. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1979)
      Baytown's Pipe Still 3 is a 95,000 barrel per day crude distillation unit. A comprehensive heat recovery and energy utilization study was done on Pipe Still 3 after a preliminary cursory study had indicated that an overall ...
    • Crude Oil by Rail Accidents: Cross-industry Learning for High Hazard Sectors 
      Posta, Gabor (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)
      A sharp increase in fracking in 2008 sent crude oil production in North America soaring, leading to production quickly outgrowing existing pipeline capacity and record volumes of crude oil being hauled by rail. The ...
    • Crude Oil Non-Pusher Secondary Seal 
      Rasmussen, Darin; Wasser, Jim; Morton, John (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Crude oil pipeline pumps traditionally suffer from seal leakage due to the fretting or wearing of the dynamic O-ring. A new concept secondary seal has been developed to eliminate this fretting occurrence. All major seal ...
    • Crude Oil Non-Pusher Secondary Seal 
      Rasmussen, Darin; Wasser, Jim; Morton, John (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2022)
      Crude oil pipeline pumps traditionally suffer from seal leakage due to the fretting or wearing of the dynamic O-ring. A new concept secondary seal has been developed to eliminate this fretting occurrence. All major seal ...
    • Cryogenic Fluid Pumping Applications 
      Hall, Lonn; Calafell, Dag; Patel, Vinod; Bailey, Bill; Loughman, David; Jarrah, Yousef; Karakas, Enver; Adams, Ron (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2018)
      Calculating efficiency, power & considerations Condition monitoring Cryogenic pump system components Accessories to cryogenic pump systems Shaft supports: bushings, bearings Rotordynamics Balance requirements ...
    • Cryogenic Fluid Pumping Applications 
      Hall, Lonn; Calafell, Dag; Patel, Vinod; Bailey, Bill; Loughman, David; Jarrah, Yousef; Karakas, Enver; Adams, Ron (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2017)
    • CS02: Investigation and safe resolution of using instrument air as separation medium for Dry Gas Seals 
      Kamal, Girish (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 ...
    • CS04: Mitigation of perennial seizure of boiler feed water pumps during commissioning of refinery unit 
      Bhattacharya, Mantosh (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
      Two mission critical electric motor driven BFW (Boiler Feed Water) pumps installed in remote site, facedcontinuous failures of rotor-stator seizures during commissioning and start up of Sulfur recovery units -Pumps had to ...
    • CS06: Inappropriate Operation During Mechanical Running Test of a High-Pressure Compressor Equipped With an Hole Pattern Seal 
      Bidaut, Yves (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
       During the mechanical running test of a HP centrifugal compressor, the rotorexperienced a sudden increase of the radial vibrations During run-down thecompressor experienced a trip and high vibrations were recorded ...
    • CS07: Dry Screw Compressor Trip on Axial Displacement during Cold Start 
      Kuppa, Sridhar; Baer, Heinrich (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
      Dry Screw Compressor experienced HH axial displacement trip within 15 minutes after every cold start-upsince the MMS system upgrade in 2016• Failed attempt to successfully restart this compressor after every planned ...
    • CS09: Investigation and Resolution of Frequent Pulsation Dampener Bladder Failures of Condensate Export Reciprocating Diaphragm Pumps Causing High Vibration and Loss of Primary Containment 
      Bin Mohd Zahari, Ir. Mohd Zakiyuddin; Swee Miin, Chin (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 ...
    • CS15: Centrifugal Pump Upgrade for New Operating Condition 
      MUTHANANDAN, SUNDRALINGAM; B YAHYA, M FARID (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
      Centrifugal Pumps used at Upstream and Downstream facility are critical for Oil & Gas business However, the pump process requirement may change over time due to depleting reservoir in Upstream or new process requirement ...
    • CS17: Torsional vibration problem with recirculation gas blower due to variable frequency drive 
      Kanchana, Pongphop; Kuramoto, Khattiya; Mukdaburapha, Supakorn; Lekmanee, Pattamon (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
      The centrifugal blower equipped with variable-frequency-drive (VFD) motor services in petrochemicalplant The unit was experienced many times of coupling failures after replacement new VFD,metallurgical study indicated ...
    • CS18: Morton Effect with Pedestal Support Influence 
      Li, Wei; Hatori, Hiroki; Wang, Qingyu; Pettinato, Brian (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
      The Morton effect was encountered during a compressor rotor high speedbalance Morton effect for high speed balance configuration was not consideredin the design phase analysis, and it was a unique experience The high ...
    • CS20: Identification and Mitigation of H2 Recycle Gas Compressor Blade Pass Resonance 
      Kuppa, Sridhar (Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2021)
      A hydrogen compressor experienced intermittent vibration spikes during operation Review of the vibration plots revealed that the spikes appear at 11x running speed of the compressor The no of vanes of the impeller is 11 ...