Browsing Tag July/Aug 2019

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  VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY

  STATE-OF-THE-ART TOOLS FOR TURBOMACHINERY ADVANCE AND SIMPLIFY ENGINE DESIGN, FIELD SERVICE, TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE By Drew Robb Movies such as “Tron,” “The Matrix” and “Strange Days” introduced the ...

  On August 4, 2019 / By Drew Robb
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  MEASURING MACHINERY NOISE

  Evaluation of Acoustic Blanketing to Mitigate Compressor Noise By Mark Pechulis exposure to potentially damaging machinery noise is an everyday risk for millions of factory workers. The U.S. ...

  On July 24, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  HOW TO RECONSTRUCT A COOLING TOWER

  THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF AGING COOLING TOWERS CAN BE RESTORED By Ed Shupert Cooling towers play an important role in modern power plants. But there ...

  On July 24, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  TURBOMACHINERY BEARINGS AND SEALS

  Mark Hinckley, Director of Strategic Projects at SKF USA, discusses trends in the marketplace as well as the latest bearings, seals and monitoring services available. Tell our readers ...

  On July 24, 2019 / By Drew Robb
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  MULTIPLE MONITORING METHODS

  Many condition-monitoring methods are effective in detecting specific failures and problems. However, each has its limits, and false alarms can be an issue. Methods of predicting the remaining ...

  On July 24, 2019 / By Amin Almasi
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  MYTH: GAS TURBINE BLADES ARE VULNERABLE

  Many people who operate or otherwise work with gas turbines (GTs) are in awe about the extraordinarily harsh environment in which compressor and turbine blades operate. Yet these ...

  On July 24, 2019 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz