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HP Reliability: Alignment choices have consequences

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2011
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Refining / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Compressors / Corrosion / Drivers / Economics / Engineering & Design / Europe / Middle East / Motors / Piping / Pumps / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Turbines

Optimists tell us about steady industry trends toward reliability-imparting procedures and work processes, while realists continually make us aware of pressures to reduce expenditures. As outside obse..

Going ‘green’ with FCC expander technology

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
GE Oil & Gas: Carbonetto, B.  |  Pecchi, P.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Refining / Acid Gas Removal / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Carbon Management / Compressors / Drivers / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Europe / Greenhouse Gases / Loss Prevention / Middle East / Motors / Pumps / Rotating Equipment / Turbines

New options recover waste gas energy as steam and electricity for plant use

Consider real-gas modeling for turboexpanders

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2010
OC Turboexpanders: Kaupert, K.
Rotating Equipment / Turbines

New visualization methods expose problems with traditional designs

HP Reliability: Consider bearing protection for small steam turbines

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2010
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.  |  Thinnes, Billy
Maintenance & Reliability / Rotating Equipment / Turbines

In most small machines there is a need to limit both contaminant ingress and oil leakage. Inexpensive lip seals are sometimes used for sealing at the bearing housing, but lip seals typically last only..