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A Guide To Gasketing Principles And Best Practices
(Texas A&M University. Turbomachinery Laboratories, 2011)
Leakage from static joints has been found to be a major contributor of emissions in many plants. With the collaboration from the world’s leading gasket manufacturers, the Gasket Division of the Fluid Sealing Association ...
Bearing Maintenance Practices To Ensure Maximum Life
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University, 2011)
Rolling element bearings are a key contributor to pump operation. Pump users should know how to analyze bearing issues in the field. When basic analysis is not enough, technical support provided by the manufacturer of the ...
Bearing Failure On A Boiler Feed Water Pump
(Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University, 2011)
Advancements In Mechanical Sealing - API 682 Fourth Edition
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2014)
API 682 is the leading document for mechanical seals in petrochemical, chemical, and pipeline services worldwide. It has combined the aspects of seal design, testing, standardization, and applications to provide the users ...
Witness Testing Of API 610 Centrifugal Pumps And API 611 Steam Turbines
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2014)
The tutorial outlines the basic concepts and offers some tips on witness testing of API 610 centrifugal pumps and API 611 steam turbines. The section on API 610 pump testing discusses performance, NPSH and mechanical run ...
What Constitutes 'High Energy' In Centrifugal Pumps?
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2014)
Every engineer has his own idea of what makes a centrifugal pump a high energy pump, but getting 2 or more engineers to agree on a definition of "High Energy" is difficult. Is a pump high energy because it runs at > 6000 ...
Collection Of Field Data Using Wireless Instrumentation For Pump And System Evaluation
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
This paper outlines the benefits of utilizing a temporary data acquisition system with wireless instrumentation to collect field data for analysis and troubleshooting of pumps and pumping systems. It also discusses the ...
The Evolution Of Successful Elimination Of Electro-Corrosion In Mechanical Seals For Reactor- And Boiler Feed Water Pumps Handling Ultra-Pure Water
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
Since the introduction of mechanical seals in nuclear boiling water reactor (BWR) feed pumps operating with high drive ratings, keeping mechanical seal reliability high became a challenge. A problem also encountered in ...
Severe Casing And Impeller Erosion: Analysis And Resolution
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)
Boiler Feed Water Pumps Performance Loss
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2013)