Browsing Tag Nov/Dec 2019

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  SIEMENS GAS & POWER BETS ON INNOVATION

  Markus Seibold, Vice President of Additive Manufacturing (AM) at Siemens Power Generation Operations, discusses 3D prin ing, advanced manufacturing, innovation and how to make turbomachinery more competitive in ...

  On February 23, 2020 / By Drew Robb
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  HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS

  FAST START AND PEAK CAPACITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS BY JORDAN BARTOL As renewables such as wind and solar continue to ramp up in the U.S., ...

  On February 16, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  HOW TO USE TURBOEXPANDERS IN ENERGY RECOVERY

  NEW DESIGN FOR NATURAL GAS PRESSURE LETDOWN STATIONS BY FREDDIE SARHAN Caption: Cutaway model of the Calnetix FreeSpin Inline Turboexpander Natural gas from producing wells and storage facilities ...

  On February 2, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  BENTLY NEVADA’S NEW PLATFORM

  THE COMPANY’S FIRST MAJOR CONDITION MONITORING PLATFORM RELEASE IN 20 YEARS BY DREW ROBB Bently Nevada, part of Baker Hughes, pioneered the condition monitoring field in the 1960s. ...

  On January 26, 2020 / By Drew Robb
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  HIGH-PRESSURE COMPRESSORS

  HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT TESTS BY JAMES SOROKES Caption: Onset of diffuser stall during a Type 1 test An obvious objective is to confirm the compressor will ...

  On January 19, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  TURBOMACHINERY & PUMP SYMPOSIA 2019

  NEW PRODUCTS DOMINATE THE SHOW—STEAM TURBINES, CONDITION MONITORING, BOG COMPRESSORS AND COATINGS BY DREW ROBB The 48th Turbomachinery and 35th International Pump Users Symposia (TPS 2019) is the ...

  On December 15, 2019 / By Drew Robb
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  COMPRESSOR FAILURES

  ROOT CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS FOR GE GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR FAILURES BY RODGER ANDERSON & ROBERT TRAVER   Most gas turbines have axial flow compressors with multiple rows of ...

  On December 7, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  NEW INNOVATION CENTER FOR SIEMENS

  Caption: This Fanuc CNC machine at the Siemens Innovation Center is grinding a part 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM) is front and center in cutting ...

  On December 5, 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