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Pump-Pro - A Centrifugal Pump Diagnostic Expert System
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1986)
Expert systems are a part of that developing branch of computer science known as Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence, how it related to the other branches of computer science and where expert systems fit into ...
System Problem Experience In Multiple Reciprocating Pump Installations
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1986)
Installations utilizing multiple reciprocating pump equipped with common suction and discharge headers can experience severe problems including cavitation, piping vibration and fatigue failure, or destruction of pump ...
Coatings For Centrifugal Pump Components
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1986)
Coatings are used to combat wear on a number of centrifugal pump components, including wear rings, vanes, diffusers, impeller seal surfaces, and bearing areas on shafts or shaft sleeves. Their use provides a manifold ...
Power Recovery Turbines For The Process Industry
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1986)
Pumps running in reverse as turbines are often used for energy recovery applications in the hydrocarbon processing industry. Empirical methods for predicting turbine performance from known pump performance are reviewed. ...
Visual Studies Of Cavitation In Pumping Machinery
(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1986)
The visual study of cavitation in pumping machinery now plays an important role in its development-particularly where high stage energies are concerned. The incomplete picture provided by traditional head decay tests is ...