Browsing Tag January/February 2014

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  New L.A. Turbine Headquarters

  Turbomachinery International recently visited the new 90,000 square foot headquarters facility of L.A. Turbine. This turboexpander firm conducts design, manufacturing, testing and aftermarket service at the office in ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Turbines or Engines?

  SELECTION DEPENDS ON USER REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION The use of natural gas as the fuel of choice for power generation suggests two possible driver technologies: gas turbines (GTs) ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Turbomachinery Piping Design

  DEAD WEIGHT BALANCE AT AMBIENT CONDITION Dead weight balance at ambient condition is a best practice that addresses the optimum piping design, support arrangement and layout configuration for ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By Amin Almasi
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  Industry News: January/February 2014

  Siemens, Wood Group JV Wood Group and Siemens have formed a joint venture (JV) consisting of the maintenance and power solutions businesses of Wood Group GTS (excluding its ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Forrest Gump, Plant Tours and Turbines

  Plant and facility tours are always a worthwhile activity. As the mother of Forrest Gump said concerning life being like a box of chocolates, “You never know what ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By Drew Robb
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  New Products & Services: January/February 2014

  Dresser-Rand KG2-3G/GO The Dresser-Rand KG2-3G/GO 1.85 MW gas turbine with Ener-Core Gradual Oxidizer Technology runs directly on low-pressure, low-quality gases that otherwise could not be used. The system ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Extending Rotor life

  WHEN DO ROTORS NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR MAINTENANCE OR REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN LIFE LIMITATIONS? AND WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF LIFE LIMITATIONS? As the gas turbine ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Avoiding Destruction of Steam Turbines

  PROPER CONTROLS AND PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS TRIP-AND-THROTTLE VALVES CAN SHUT DOWN EQUIPMENT AND AVOID OVERSPEED EVENTS Important to the performance of any steam turbine is the ability to start ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  The Expanding Turboexpander Marketplace

  Danny Mascari, President of L.A. Turbine discusses turboexpander history, technology, applications, range of operation and market opportunities.   How did L.A. Turbine get started? John Maskaluk founded the ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Myth Busters: Myth: More is Better

  Equipment sizing decisions in the oil & gas industry frequently have to be made based on incomplete or uncertain data. Process conditions for turbomachinery are based on numerous ...

  On January 1, 2014 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz