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HYDROGEN-COMBUSTION AND COMPRESSION
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Recently, the use of hydrogen-natural gas mixtures as a fuel, but also as a means of storing and transporting hydrogen from surplus electricity as a result of renewable energy production has drawn significant attention. ...
Turbomachinery for Refinery Applications
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
This tutorial covers the basics, applications, and operation of compressors, expanders, steam turbines, and gas turbines in refinery applications. Modern refineries utilize a wide range of turbomachinery that must flexibly ...
Case Study on investigation and safe resolution of using instrument air as separation medium for Dry Gas Seals
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
During the independent Asset Integrity Review (i-AIR) audit conducted on one of the offshore production facility, use of instrument air as separation medium for separation seal of the process gas booster compressors Dry ...
IMPELLER MANUFACTURING – UNDERSTANDING THE METHODS & THEIR IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
This tutorial provides an overview of the manufacturing processes used to build centrifugal compressor impellers and how the various processes can impact the performance of these critically important components. Comments ...
Development and Field testing of Strain Gauge Based Torque measurement system for Oil Pipeline Pump Application
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
As part of a PRCI (Pipeline Research Council International) project that involved developing a field testing procedure for large oil pipeline pumps, this case study focuses on the development of a system to precisely measure ...
Balance Line Flow Monitoring Diagnoses Pump Problem
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Two stage BB1 style pump. Lean Solutions service in Gas Separation Plant. Operating at 6075 gpm with 1470 ft of head. Running Plan 53C for mechanical seals. Recently rebuilt and new seals installed
EFFECT OF FLOW RATE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A FLOODED-ENDS TILTING-PAD JOURNAL BEARING – EXPERIMENTS AND PREDICTIONS
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Rotating machinery relies on engineered tilting-pad journal bearings (TPJB) to provide static load support with minimal drag power losses, relatively low pad temperatures, and ensuring a rotor dynamic stable operation. End ...
METHODS TO DETERMINE AND SPECIFY ROTODYNAMIC PUMP DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Vibration caused by resonance is an industry problem for new and retrofit applications that persists due to lack of specification and upfront analysis. To limit the chances of resonant vibration, dynamic analysis of the ...
Fluid Structure Interaction Analysis for Prediction of Centrifugal Compressor Dynamic Stresses
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Centrifugal compressor impellers experience dynamic loading from flow structures generated by upstream and downstream compressor components. This loading can cause high cycle fatigue and ultimately impeller failure if not ...
Understanding Uncertainties in Viscous Pumping Performance Predictions
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2020)
Accurate predictions of centrifugal pump performance are critical in every fluid industry. Many industries encounter situations where a fluid more viscous than water must be conveyed with a centrifugal pump. As liquid ...