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Performance Of Adipate Diester Synthetic Lubricants In The Hydrodynamic Regime.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1983)
Diester based synthetic lubricants provide numerous performance advantages over mineral oils in industrial applications. The synthetics not only .permit significant extension of oil drain intervals and application over a ...
Low Frequency Buckets For Industrial Steam Turbines.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1983)
Bucket failures have been known to occur on the later stages of industrial type steam turbines after prolonged operational life of as much as five or six years. All of these failures are characteristically fatigue in nature. ...
Practical Approach to Surge and Surge Control Systems
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1983)
This paper addresses the area of compressor stability, surge and surge control and relates to the practical aspects involved. An emphasis is placed on the physical understanding of surge phenomena and on the practical ...
Metallurgical Failure Analysis - What, Why And How.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1984)
When capital expenditures arc made for plant equipment, it is routine to anticipate that this equipment will meet reliability and performance expectations and will not experience untimely failure. Being realistic, however, ...
Guidelines For Reliable Extension Of Turbine Blade Life.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1983)
The first task in extending the life of gas turbine parts is to develop meaningful life trend and aging characteristics for each material. Components that have reached their critical life limit can then be hot isostatic ...
Critical Speeds Of Turbomachinery: Computer Predictions Vs. Experimental Measurements.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1984)
As a result of a continuing demand for increased performance, modern turbomachines are sometimes designed to operate near a critical speed. Machines for petrochemical and natural gas service have been purchased and delivered ...
Structural Integrity Or Large Steam Turbine Rotors.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1983)
The disks and shafts of large steam turbines are subject to cracking from a variety of causes that may limit the service life of the rotor. These mechanisms include thermal-mechanical (low-cycle) fatigue resulting from ...
Storage Preservation Of Machinery.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1985)
Storage preservation of machinery makes economic sense fur as yet uncommissioned as well as temporarily deactivated ("mothballed") machinery. Storage preservation herein is divided into three main elements: turbomachinery ...
Check Valves For Compressor Protection - A User's View.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1983)
The paper summarizes experience of the results of check valve operation (and maloperation) over a number of years, concentrating on data gathered during the last three years in an olefine plant. Continuous tape recording ...
Steam Turbine Blade Design Options: How To Specify Or Upgrade
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
This paper is intended to familiarize people, who are responsible for rotating equipment, with options in blade designs. The information is meant to be helpful in conjunction with blade specifications, design reviews, ...