40th Turbomachinery Symposium Proceedings
Lectures | Tutorials | Case Studies | Discussion Groups | Short Courses
LECTURES
A ROOT CAUSE FAULURE ANALYSIS FOR RECURRING IMPELLER FAILURES IN A 4.7 MM TON LNG
TRAIN PROPANE COMPRESSOR
Nicholas M. White, Scot J. Laney, and Cory Zorzi
TILTING-PAD BEARINGS: MEASURED FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR ROTORDYNAMIC
COEFFICIENTS
Dara Childs, Adolfo Delgado, and Giuseppe Vannini
DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH PRESSURE ROTORDYNAMIC TEST RIG FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS INTERNAL SEALS CHARACTERIZATION
Giuseppe Vannini, Stefano Cioncolini, Vincenzo Calicchio, and Francesco Tedone
NEW APPROACH TO TORSIONAL VIBRATION MONITORING
Lorenzo Naldi, Mateusz Golebiowski, and Valerio Rossi
DEMONSTRATION OF THE ROTORDYNAMIC EFFECTS OF CENTRIFUGAL LIQUID SEPARATION AND
GAS COMPRESSION IN AN OIL-FREE INTEGRATED MOTOR-COMPRESSOR
Tim Griffin and William Maier
FULL LOAD TESTING OF A 12.5 MW VERTICAL HIGH SPEED SUBSEA MOTORCOMPRESSOR
Giuseppe Vannini, Andrea Masala, Massimo Camatti, Massimiliano Ortiz Neri, Sergio Bondi, and
Silvia Evangelisti
LONG TERM OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH CORROSION CONTROL IN INDUSTRIAL AXIAL FLOR
COMPRESSORS
David Linden
DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS AND PUMPS FOR CARBON CAPTURE
AND SEQUESTRATION APPLICATIONS
J. Jeffrey Moore, Andrew Lerche, Hector Delgado, Tim Allison, and Jorge Pacheco
MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF A TWO STAGE CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR UNDER WET GAS
CONDITIONS
David Ransom, Luigi Podesta, Massimo Camatti, Melissa Wilcox, Matteo Bertoneri, and Manuele Bigi
OPERATION OF CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS IN CHOKE CONDITIONS
Rainer Kurz, Russell K. Marechale, Edward J. Fowler, Min Ji, and Michael J. Cave
MODELING AND PREDICTION OF SIDESTREAM INLET PRESSURE FOR MULTISTAGE CENTRIFUGAL
COMPRESSORS
Moulay Belhassan, Jay Koch, and James M. Sorokes
TUTORIALS
GAS SEAL CONTAMINATION
Raphael Bridon and Olivier Lebigre
RANGE VS. EFFICIENCY—STRIKING THE PROPER BALANCE
James M. Sorokes
PULSATION, VIBRATION, AND NOISE ISSUES WITH WET AND DRY SCREW COMPRESSORS
Donald R. Smith
GUIDELINES FOR REDUCING THE NOISE LEVEL OF A CENTRIFUGAL AIR COMPRESSOR INSTALLATION
John R. Badini and Paul A. Brown
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ETHICS WITH ROTATING MACHINERY CASE STUDIES
Robert X. Perez
BUYING/SELLING SERIAL NUMBER ONE
Michael Drosjack, Harry F. Miller, and James M. Sorokes
STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS: A SIMPLIFIED APPROACH
Urs Baumann
SUCCESSFUL SELECTION AND OPERATION OF GAS TURBINE INLET FILTRATION SYSTEMS
Melissa Wilcox, Rainer Kurz, and Klaus Brun
CO2 CAPTURE AND PUMPING
Ron Adams
CASE STUDIES
Reliability Improvement for Reciprocating Compressor Valve in CCR Reformer
Lee Sang Suk
Reliability improvements on high speed reciprocating compressors through bearing and process modifications
Jim Cencula, Carlo Mazzali, Vinh Do, Ray Gallagher, Greg Bone
Higher reliability of oil operated bolt tensioner for larger-sized steam turbine casings with higher inlet steam pressure
Kyoichi Ikeno
In-house Engineering for Resolution of Chronic 4th Stage High Discharge Pressure Limitation on Carbon-dioxide Reciprocating Compressor
Ali Shallwani
Balance Instability and Vibration on a 6 MW Induction motor Rotor
Gunnar Prosby, Sameer S. Patwardhan, Siddharth (Sid) Shinde, Barry Wood
Advanced Vibration Analysis on Gear Box Train and vibration elimination
Udayashankar P. Eng.
Vibration and Balance Issues Resulting from Keyway Fitting
Mark O’Neil
Investigation of Engine Vibration for Natural Gas Gathering and Transmission
Troy Feese
Correction of Chronic Thrust Bearing Failures on a Refrigeration Compressor
Matthew D. Moll, Julia Postill
Turbo-Expander Compressor Active Magnetic Bearing Trips Reduction - A Case Study
Chong Ong, Jim Cencula, Randy Wu, Marcin Bielecki, Matthias Lelanno
Speed Signal Deterioration at High Speeds in Electronic Governor and Trip Systems
Bryan Barrington
Reverse Rotation in Centrifugal Compressors
Amr Gad
“Beating” Effect Caused by Two Closely Spaced Mechanical Frequencies Observed on Two Shaft, Gas Turbine Drive
Robert X. Perez, Andrew Conkey
Coupled Sub-Synchronous Vibration of Lateral and Axial Directions
Daisuke Kiuchi
Thermoplastic Labyrinth Seals in Centrifugal Compressors -15 years of experiences
John K. Whalen, Jim Allen, Jonathan D. Cardell, John R. Dugas
DISCUSSION GROUPS
DISCUSSION GROUP T1 - Turbomachinery Operation and Maintenance
DISCUSSION GROUP T2 (JOINTLY WITH P6) - Monitoring Vibration and Other Critical Machine Conditions
DISCUSSION GROUP T3 - Machinery Purchasing
DISCUSSION GROUP T4 - Overspeed Trip Systems
DISCUSSION GROUP T5 - Verification of Protective Systems
DISCUSSION GROUP T6 - Dry Gas Seals
DISCUSSION GROUP T7 - Gas Turbine Operation and Maintenance
DISCUSSION GROUP T8 (JOINTLY WITH P4) - Couplings and Alignment
DISCUSSION GROUP T9 - Gas Turbines and Performance Testing
DISCUSSION GROUP T10 - Gas Turbines and Compressors Performance Testing
DISCUSSION GROUP T11 - Reciprocating Compressors
DISCUSSION GROUP T12 - Steam Turbine Design, Operation, And Maintenance
DISCUSSION GROUP T13 - Magnetic Bearings
DISCUSSION GROUP T14 - Wet and Dry Screw Compressors
DISCUSSION GROUP T15 - Turbomachinery Bearings and Annular Seals
DISCUSSION GROUP T16 - Integrally Geared Compressors
DISCUSSION GROUP T17 - Advanced Topics In Centrifugal Design
SHORT COURSES
SHORT COURSE T1 - Centrifugal Compressors 101
SHORT COURSE T2 - Introduction to Steam Turbines
SHORT COURSE T3 - API 616 Gas Turbine
SHORT COURSE T4 - Lateral Rotordynamics of Petrochemical Equipment - Review, Examples, and Problems
SHORT COURSE T5 - Surge and Surge Control Systems
SHORT COURSE T7 - Root Cause Failure Analysis In Industrial Turbomachinery
SHORT COURSE T8 - Combined Cycle and Cogeneration Power