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Application Ion-Plated Cr-Tin Multilayer Coating To Steam Turbine Blades.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1987)
In order to apply a recently developed ion-plated coatings to compressor driving steam turbine blades, cavitation erosion tests were conducted to select the effective multilayer coating to prevent drain erosion of the ...
Wind Energy: Applying New Technology to an Old Idea
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1985)
Wind energy has been used by man since the first ships sailed the Mediterranean Sea more than four thousand years ago. In the last two thousand years, wind has been used as a motive force to pump water for the cultivation ...
Solution Of Subsynchronous Vibration Problems In Radial Flow High-Speed Turbines.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1988)
Experience, theoretical and practical, investigations are presented on two radial flow high-speed turbines, which showed unacceptable high subsynchronous vibrations during operation onsite. The first example deals with a ...
Experience With Online Condition Monitoring System.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1988)
A total online condition monitoring system has been in operation on the world's largest offshore facility located off the coast of Norway. The Ekofisk platforms are operated by the Phillips Petroleum Company Norway and ...
Turbine Protection System Performance.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1988)
The need to protect a turbine generator from abnormal operating condidtions is a given. Power plant operational historical data indicate that malfunction of the turbine protection system (TPS) has been the initiator of ...
Operating Experience With Improved Steam Turbine Packing Rings.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1988)
The losses in turbine performance due to excessive leakages in the labyrinth seals can result in significant heat rate degradation to the turbine cycle. The modified packing arrangement described helps eliminate the rubs ...
Efficiency: The Silent Partner Of Machine Performance
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
Careful attention is given to the most common, turbomachinery performance problems which result from an inadequate understanding of component and machine efficiency. Examples of several classical problems are presented and ...
Performance Improvements Of A Westinghouse W-171 Gas Turbine By Coating Axial Compressor Blading
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1982)
Gas turbine performance and efficiency is of increasing interest with the rising cost of energy. The axial compressor of a gas turbine requires 70% of it’s generated horsepower for operation, which makes the compressor an ...
Lubrication And Seal Oil Systems.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1984)
Within the last decade, user requirements for higher process pressures and improved efficiencies have led the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to provide rotating equipment that operates in speed and pressure ranges ...
Journal Bearing Design Types And Their Applications To Turbomachinery.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 1984)
A review of several different types of hydrodynamic journal bearings that are commonly found in turbomachinery is presented. Emphasis is placed on the key geometric design parameters of each type. The discussion covers ...