Today most companies around the world are very much aware of the benefits of improved plant reliability and the elements necessary to achieve this, such as the development and implementation of risk-based equipment ...

Increasing demand for LNG has driven the requirement for a significant increase in LNG plant capacity. Qatargas II (QGII), a joint venture initiated by Qatar Petroleum, is committed to accomplish this while reducing ...

In many cases it is necessary to judge the stability behavior of a specific compressor. This might be the OEM checking the feasibility of a proposed compressor layout or it might be the user judging one of his machines ...

Low flow operation is a well-known cause of centrifugal pump failures and thus it is a custom to have low flow protection. On the other hand, protecting pumps from excessively high flow is usually not considered during ...

• An example of unexpected dynamic response • Results of an analysis using modeling of the complete compressor installation 1. Lay-out of the compressor system 2. Description of the problem 3. Measurements 4. Analysis ...

Design of seals and sealing systems requires multidisciplinary skills and deep understanding of interactions between the seals and its environment. This paper proposes to present typical gas seals contaminants and ...

To share lessons learned from the operations of Cryogenic Turbo-Expander Compressors (TEC). Scope of discussions will be limited to the 3 earlier units in Qatar Operator supplied by Turboexpander OEM with Active Magnetic ...

The objective of this Case study is to share the Failure analysis of a steam turbine blades due to blade excitation aided by corrosion. The blade failure was detected early by Company Vibration analyst in July 2006, when ...

Commissioning Background -Description of the NGL Process. -Description of the NGL expanders-compressors. -Initial startup issues, troubleshooting and solutions: -0% IGV speed overshoot. -Decrease of the Bearing housing ...