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  START-UP & OPERATION OF TURBOCOMPRESSORS

  The cleanliness of the gas stream is a key factor in the trouble-free operation and reliability of any compressor. Corrosive, sour or contaminated gases require special provisions and ...

  On April 23, 2020 / By Amin Almasi
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  COMPRESSOR MONITORING AND CONTROL

  TOP TRENDS INCLUDE SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE, INTERNET OF THINGS AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION By Tim Shea Compressor monitoring and controls are critical for optimizing the performance of compressors widely used across ...

  On April 17, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  STARTUP & OPERATION OF TURBOCOMPRESSORS

  The cleanliness of the gas stream is a key factor in the trouble-free operation and reliability of any compressor. Corrosive, sour or contaminated gases require special provisions and ...

  On April 14, 2020 / By Amin Almasi
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  MYTH: DATA CORRECTION: ALL I NEED ARE THE CURVES

  Testing turbomachinery requires corrections between actual test conditions and those originally specified as the acceptance, operating or design conditions. The factory or field test will usually be performed ...

  On April 9, 2020 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  HOW TO ASSESS SAFETY AND PROTECTION LAYERS

  There are various ways to assess safety as well as a variety of layers of protection available for turbomachinery. A safety issue with a 100 kW centrifugal water ...

  On March 19, 2020 / By Amin Almasi
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  Myth: You can always learn something from failure

  Mark Twain once said, “Good judgement is the result of experience; and experience the result of bad judgement.” That wise saying is something that turbomachinery engineers and machinery ...

  On March 13, 2020 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  MYTH: ONE MACHINERY SOLUTION FITS EVERY OIL & GAS APPLICATION

  Reality has the nasty habit of undermining well-intentioned theory. If compressor stations would always work at one well-defined, constant operating point, the weather would never change, and units ...

  On December 7, 2019 / By Drew Robb
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  HOW TO HOW TO DESIGN & DEVELOP STEEL STRUCTURES FOR TURBOMACHINERY PACKAGES

  Steel structures, such as base-frames and base-plates, play a major role in the operation and reliability of turbomachinery packages. Their design and manufacturing have been closely related to ...

  On December 5, 2019 / By Amin Almasi
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  MYTH: HYDROGEN FUEL IS THE FUTURE

  The use of hydrogen as a power plant fuel is all over the news. Several manufacturers are actively promoting their capability to burn hydrogen as a gas turbine ...

  On October 22, 2019 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  HOW TO DEAL WITH UNBALANCE

  Unbalance is an important source of vibration and the focus of attention for the operation, reliability and maintenance of turbomachinery. Balancing, then, is a process of attaching masses ...

  On October 22, 2019 / By Amin Almasi