Browsing Tag Rainer Kurz

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  Myth: High-Pressure Pipelines Make Economic Sense

  We all know that bigger, faster and higher is always better, right? So, every once in a while, the topic of high-pressure pipelines comes up in technical discussions ...

  On March 1, 2016 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Myth: The Surge Line Is Always The Surge Line

  FIVE COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SURGE IN CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS Surge is a global system instability caused when a centrifugal compressor’s process gas flow fully reverses, causing load swings on ...

  On November 1, 2015 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  MYTH: Axial thrust does not matter

  For the last ten years, we have only seen sporadic mention in publications about axial thrust calculations. Yet axial thrust management in centrifugal compressors has recently become a ...

  On August 1, 2015 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  Turbo Speak: Striking a Chord

  Letter from the Editor Last issue’s Myth Busters column on the bloat in American Petroleum Institute (API) standards has struck a chord with our readers. Comments poured in ...

  On August 1, 2015 / By Drew Robb
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  MythBusters: Factory Testing: What Do I Really Need?

  In part one (Sept/Oct2014), we covered the basic types of testing available and user guidance. That column is continued here. Performance tests should be divided into tests for drivers ...

  On November 1, 2014 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  Myth Busters: Factory Testing: What Do I Really Need?

  In most states within the United States there are so-called “Lemon Laws” that provide protection to buyers when they purchase automobiles and other large consumer articles. Most Lemon ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  MythBusters: Gas Turbine Surge Can’t Happen to Me

  Industrial gas turbines are designed to operate safely during startup, shutdown, and over a wide range of normal load and speed conditions. Within the gas turbine, the axial ...

  On July 1, 2014 / By Klaus Brun & Rainer Kurz
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  Myth Busters: Myth- Don’t Run A Centrifugal Compressor In Recycle

  Unlike the previous myth, this one does not involve a girlfriend, but only a phobia about operating centrifugal compressors in recycle. In oil and gas compression applications, centrifugal ...

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