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API 610 Ninth Edition Highlights
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
API Standard 610, “Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Heavy Duty Chemical and Gas Industry Services,” has been revised from the Eighth Edition to the Ninth Edition and developed into an International Standard, ISO 13709. The ...
Troubleshooting Turbine Steam Path Damage Mechanisms.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Steam path damage, particularly of rotating and stationary blading, has long been recognized as a leading cause of steam turbine unavailability for large fossil fuel plants worldwide. Turbine problems cost the utility ...
Dry Gas Seal System Design Standards For Centrifugal Compressor Applications.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Dry gas seals have been applied in process gas centrifugal compressors for more than 20 years. Over 80 percent of centrifugal gas compressors manufactured today are equipped with dry gas seals. Despite the 20-year trend ...
Troubleshooting Turbomachinery Using Startup And Coastdown Vibration Data.
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2002)
Accurate and meaningful condition monitoring is necessary to prevent both severe equipment damage and unnecessary shutdowns. One of the most important aspects of condition monitoring is the evaluation of startup and shutdown ...