Browsing Tag September/October 2014

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  Pumps in Subsea Processing

  PUMP TECHNOLOGY IS LEADING THE WAY IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF TURBOMACHINERY ON THE OCEAN FLOOR The boosting, separation and compression technology used in subsea processing has been proven ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Industry News: September/October 2014

  MHPS orders Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has received an order for a set of gas turbine and steam turbine for the Bheramara gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Rotordynamic Stability

  OPERATIONAL MODAL ANALYSIS COULD BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THE TESTING AND DESIGN VERIFICATION OF ROTATING EQUIPMENT Manufacturers produce rotating equipment to operate at speeds separated from natural frequencies ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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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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  New Products: September/October 2014

  Steam control sensor The Alliance Sensors Group has released the PG Series Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) linear position sensors. LVDT is a type of electromechanical transducer that ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Superalloys are fantastic, metals are atrocious

  As superalloys featured heavily at this year’s Turbo Expo show, this column’s headline was just too good an opportunity to miss (for those in mystery, it’s a play ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By Drew Robb
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  Increasing Plant Profitability

  CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE BOTTOM LINE If you cannot measure something it is difficult to control. That is the basis of performance evaluation. ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Turbo Tips: Renovation of LNG Turbomachinery

  Drivers for turbocompressor trains used in LNG refrigeration are sometimes marginally sized during the design stage. And these sizing factors are often underestimated. A review of many gas ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By Amin Almasi
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  Vibration Analysis of Large Rotating Machinery

  WHEN USED TOGETHER, SHAFT ORBIT AND CENTERLINE ANALYSIS CAN PINPOINT THE ROOT CAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONS For vibration analysis of large rotating machinery, shaft orbit and centerline analysis are useful ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  GE’s Bently Nevada Product Line 3500 Machinery Protection and Condition Monitoring System Evolution

  THE CURRENT SYSTEM REPRESENTS OVER 50 YEARS OF GE’S BENTLY NEVADA MACHINERY PROTECTION AND CONDITION MONITORING DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICE METHODOLOGY BUILT INTO A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE AND ...

  On September 1, 2014 / By TMI Staff & Contributors