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Auxiliaries
Optimum train reliability depends on critical oil system data
Any unscheduled shutdown for critical (un-spared) equipment can result in revenue loss of millions of USD, and 80 percent of the root causes of machinery failure lie in ...
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Compressors
Performance and mechanical running tests of centrifugal compressors – III
HOW THE TESTS ARE DONE A radially split type compressor is set up for shop tests. Various spectral plots are generated during mechanical running test of the compressor. ...
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Gas Turbines
Gas turbines keep California cool
From 2001 to 2005, California experienced severe power shortages that led to rolling blackouts. This was a result of unwise electric energy policy, Enron energy trading fraud, and ...
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Pumps
Pump selection: Canned motor vs. conventional
After determining how long you want the equipment to last and identifying the process and fluid properties, it is time to select the pump. Factors for minimum life ...
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Compressors
Applying screw air compressors in a coal mine
Compressors from Atlas Copco are providing an essential supply of compressed air to coal extraction operations for Unity Mine in the Neath Valley. The mine, which re-opened in 2008, ...
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Lubrication
New lube oil applies to gas turbines in oil and gas operations
ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants has introduced Mobil DTE 732 M, a turbine. Mobil DTE 732 M oil is recommended for use in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) range of ...
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Gas Turbines
Potential targets and applications of modern-day GT-EL fleet
In his previous article, the author enumerated four reasons why the US should consider the GT-EL locomotive units once again. Here he discusses the potential areas where they ...
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Pumps
Lower stiffness ratio can improve seal life in centrifugal pumps
Conventional centrifugal pumps, those with mechanical seals, need to provide a stable environment for the seal to obtain the maximum life from the seal. Part of this stability ...
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Pumps
Five basic criteria for selection and application of pumps
There are a lot of questions to be answered when choosing a pump. I have found that there are five basic criteria that need to be determined before ...
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Lubrication
Interpreting results for the new ASTM standard for varnish potential (D7843)
Turbine oil varnish has been a well-documented reliability challenge for power plants. Traditional oil analysis techniques have been ineffective at predicting the onset of deposit problems in turbine ...
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