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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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  Magazine Featured

  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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  Magazine Featured

  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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  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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  Featured Story

  Who is to blame for the Texas grid outages?

  On Wednesday, Feb 10, 2021, it became apparent that a polar vortex (formerly known as winter) storm approaching Texas would likely cause plenty of pain. The Electric Reliability ...

  On February 24, 2021 / By Mark Axford
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  Featured Story

  Vendor Spotlight: Kobe Steel

  Centrifugal, Screw and Reciprocating Compressors for Various Operating Conditions Kobe Steel, also known as Kobelco, manufactures centrifugal, screw and reciprocating compressors. It supplies rotating machinery that serves a ...

  On February 19, 2021 / By Hiroaki Tanaka
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  Magazine Featured

  Spinning Reserve: Commonwealth Chesapeake gives LM6000s double duty

  Turbomachinery International recently visited the Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Plant on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Located at the edge of the town of New Church near the Virginia/Maryland border the ...

  On February 19, 2021 / By Drew Robb