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  The bright future for natural gas

  Turbomachinery International has been a regular visitor to the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting (AM) in Florence, Italy. But this year, a virtual format had to suffice. The big ...

  On April 20, 2021 / By Drew Robb
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  Tip: Don’t overlook resonance in turbomachinery failures

  There are many reasons for turbomachinery problems and failures. Resonance, for example, is often overlooked. Rotating parts and components such as impellers and blade rows could be in ...

  On April 13, 2021 / By Amin Almasi
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  My test is accurate

  Many of us have to verify compressor and driver performance in the field. We do a test, read the data, and convert it to flow, head, and some ...

  On April 9, 2021 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  Featured Story

  Solving U.S. Transmission

  A Stable Renewable-Rich Grid Needs Transmission Build-Out, and Incentivized Ancillary Services The U.S is in second place globally in installed wind capacity. Solar is catching up rapidly. According ...

  On March 30, 2021 / By Drew Robb
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  The show must go on: Takeaways from 2021 ATPS

  The latest Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium (ATPS) aired virtually in February of 2021, a sister show to the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium, organized by Texas A&M’s Turbomachinery ...

  On March 26, 2021 / By Rory Pasquariello
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  Featured Story

  No Apologies

  Perhaps it’s a sign that good times lie ahead. Suddenly, a series of virtual shows took place around the world. Though far from an adequate replacement for the ...

  On March 26, 2021 / By Drew Robb
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  Magazine Featured

  Assessing asset life cycle, condition, reliability, and performance

  Comprehensive asset management consists of four main pillars: asset life cycle, asset condition management, asset reliability, and asset performance monitoring. Asset Life Cycle: Under this pillar, the equipment ...

  On March 8, 2021 / By Sultan Al-Shneiber & Rami Al-Shneiber
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  Magazine Featured

  Condition monitoring of steam turbine generator governing systems

  The governing and control system of a steam turbine generator controls the entry of steam during starting up to service speed and provides close speed control for synchronization ...

  On March 5, 2021 / By Ray Beebe
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  Magazine Featured

  Myth: Compressor bearing temperature must be below 200°F

  Over the last few years, compressor manufacturers have invested significant research funding in an attempt to decrease bearing and lube oil temperatures in their machinery bearings by a ...

  On March 1, 2021 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  Magazine Featured

  Q&A: Should you use a black box or an open controller?

  What are the various pros and cons of operating black boxes for compressors? The main advantage of purpose-built black box controllers is that field-proven logic and algorithms are ...

  On February 26, 2021 / By TMI Staff & Contributors