Browsing Tag Handbook 2016

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  USING TURBINE DATA TO DRIVE STRATEGY

  Salvatore A. DellaVilla Jr., CEO of Strategic Power Systems (SPS) discusses recently announced partnerships and what they mean for SPS, as well as turbomachinery trends and predictions.   ...

  On October 1, 2015 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  MYTH: COMPRESSOR SPEED AND POWER DON’T MATTER

  When we size a centrifugal compressor for a single set of operating conditions, the result is a fixed power consumption for a given speed. That should define the ...

  On October 1, 2015 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  HIGH-PRESSURE TURBOCOMPRESSORS

  ASYMMETRIC/ANISOTROPIC ROTOR, SUPPORT/BEARING EFFECTS AND EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATIONS There are many important issues for high-pressure turbocompressors: Rotordynamics, stability, surge, stall, shaft and impeller fatigue strength, asymmetric discharge pressure distribution, ...

  On October 1, 2015 / By Amin Almasi
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  COMBINED CYCLE TRENDS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

  A NEW BENCHMARK — IN LIEU OF ISO BASE LOAD EFFICIENCY — IS NEEDED FOR NATURAL GAS-FIRED COMBINED CYCLE PLANTS As the saying goes “it is difficult to ...

  On October 1, 2015 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  WORLD MARKET OUTLOOK

  GAS TURBINE FORECAST REMAINS STRONG; BULK OF UNIT SALES COMING FROM SMALL TURBINES; SWEET SPOT ON DOLLAR SALES IS 180 MW TO 200 MW This market analysis of ...

  On October 1, 2015 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  U.S. POWER INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 2016

  THE CLEAN POWER PLAN IS A “FULL-EMPLOYMENT ACT” FOR RENEWABLE DEVELOPERS; EPA HAS MORE WORK TO DO ON THE MERCURY RULE The outlook for the U.S. power industry ...

  On October 1, 2015 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  GAS AND WIND DOMINATE ANNUAL ANALYSIS

  This time of year is always one to look forward to. Yes, the fall colors are quite a sight and the sporting world has come to life again. ...

  On October 1, 2015 / By Drew Robb