Browsing Tag January/February 2012

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  On January 1, 2012 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  NOT ALL MULTI-COMPARTMENT COMPRESSORS ARE BACK-TO-BACK MACHINES

  There is currently an ongoing discussion in the compression industry about the advantages and technical differences of tandem compressors with multiple compressor cases versus back-to-back or other type ...

  On January 1, 2012 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

  Coupling turbine trains The Rotalign Ultra MultiCoupling feature allows the alignment of up to seven machines in a train to be measured simultaneously, with a single quarter rotation ...

  On January 1, 2012 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  USING A TANDEM DRIVE FOR CENTRIFUGAL FANS

  A WAY TO LOWER INVESTMENT IN PETROCHEMICAL AND OIL & GAS FACILITIES Manufacturers often invest in two parallel production lines to ensure there is no interruption of output ...

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  ADDRESSING VARNISH PROBLEMS

  BALANCED CHARGE AGGLOMERATION RESULTS IN 50,000 HOURS OF LUBE OIL OPERATION ON GE FRAME 7 TURBINES Operators at a large South Eastern U.S. power utility with seven GE ...

  On January 1, 2012 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  IMPROVING TURBINE CONTROL AND INFORMATION VISIBILITY

  Jim Rudolph, President of Industrial Turbomachinery Systems at Woodward, discusses emerging trends in rotating equipment control and safety, as well as how suppliers address the needs of equipment ...

  On January 1, 2012 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  LNG TRANSFER PUMPS: IMPROVING OPERATION

  HIGH SUCTION PERFORMANCE PUMP INDUCERS CAN ELIMINATE CAVITATION High suction performance pump inducers are critical to a number of industrial and aerospace applications where the required pump inlet ...

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  LARGEST-EVER CROWD VISITS POWERGEN

  FUTURE COMBINED CYCLE CONFIGURATIONS AND MORE FLEXIBLE TURBINE DESIGNS FEATURED DURING THE CONFERENCE The Annual PowerGen conference drew a highest ever attendance of over 20,000 attendees to Las ...

  On January 1, 2012 / By Drew Robb
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  BURNING A MIXTURE OF H2 AND NATURAL GAS

  DOW’S PLAQUEMINE, LA, PLANT ADOPTS FUEL-BLENDING FOR GE 7FA TURBINES GE 7FA gas turbines equipped with Dry Low NOx (DLN) combustion systems are often deployed in 100% pipeline ...

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  NEW TURBINES: SIEMENS AND PRATT & WHITNEY

  SIEMENS INTRODUCES 37 MW MODEL; P & W ANNOUNCES AERODERIVATIVE GAS TURBINE This year’s PowerGen conference featured a number of big announcements on the turbomachinery front. Siemens launched ...

  On January 1, 2012 / By Drew Robb