Technical Articles and Conference Papers

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Technical Articles
 

DateDownloadTitleKeywords
2011 Download Evaluating Compressor Reliability - An Operator's Perspective of Assessing Vibration Risk Across the Operating EnvelopeReciprocating compressor, risk, operating envelope, operating map, reliability, pulsations
2011 Download A Recommended Approach to Piping Flexibility Studies to Avoid Compressor System Integrity RiskReciprocating compressor, reciprocating pump, pipe flexibility, skid edge load, nozzle load
2010 Download Design Challenges for Reciprocating Compressors in Specialty Gas Servicesrecip, reciprocating compressor, specialty gas, pressure pulsation, modeling, ethane, ethylene
2010 Download Centrifugal Compressor Case Studyvibration, pulsation, flow induced vibration, centrifugal compressor, vortex shedding, blade pass frequency
2009 Download Recommended Approach to Control Vibration from Cylinder Gas ForcesVibration, gas forces, cylinder stretch, API 618, gas forces, mechanical analysis
2009 Download Improved Performance of a Pipeline Compressor Stationcompressor design optimization, system performance analysis, dynamic pressure drop, capacity control, acoustical studies, compressor performance
2008 Download API 618 5th Edition: Changes to Pulsation (Acoustical)/Vibration StudiesDesign, Pulsation, acoustical, studies, API 618
2008 Download Torsional Vibration Case Study Highlights Design ConsiderationsTorsional, Vibration, Case Study, Design
2008 Download Optimizing the Pulsation Control SolutionDesign, Optimization, Optimizing, Solution
2008 Download Effect of Dynamic Pressure Drop on Compressor PerformanceDynamic, pressure, drop, performance
2007 Download Pulsation Impacts Across the Compressor's Performance MapPulsation, performance, impacts
2007 Download Dynamic Analysis of Reciprocating Compressors on FPSO Topside ModulesFPSO, Dynamic
2006 Download Optimizing Compressor Design for Complex Reciprocating Compressor InstallationsDesign, optimization, optimizing, installations, complex
2006 Download Compressor Foundation DesignFoundation, design
2005 Download Beta's MAO ProgramMAO, optimization
2005 Download Industrial Engine Reliability and Maintenance - Data That Should Be Collected and Analyzed on Every EngineMaintenance, reliability, engine
2005 Download Observations About Rotating and Reciprocating EquipmentMachinery, observations, rotating, equipment
2005 Download Acoustical Modeling of Reciprocating CompressorsPulsation, studies, acoustical, model
2005 Download Lateral and Torsional Vibrations Problems in Systems Equipped with Variable Frequency DrivesTorsional, vibrations, lateral, problems, frequency, drives, variable
2004 Download Paper Machine Speed Increase TrialPaper, machine, trial
2004 Download Perplexing Variable Frequency Drive Vibration ProblemsVariable, frequency, drive, problems, vibration
2004 Download Torsional Vibration: The Value of Field VerificationTorsional, vibration, field
2004 Download Vibration and Performance Design Considerations for Multi Unit Reciprocating Compressor Gas Storage FacilitiesDesign, performance, vibration, gas, storage
2003 Download "Compressor Hasn't Run This Quietly or Smoothly in 18 Years of Operation"Compressor, smooth, smoothly, quietly
2003 Download The Life and Times of a Turbo-GeneratorTurbo-Generator, turbo, generator
2003 Download On Being an Expert WitnessWitness, expert
2003 Download Restoring Crankshaft Alignment: A Case HistoryCrankshaft, alignment
2003 Download Vibration Related Failures of Small-Bore AttachmentsSmall-Bore, Attachments, failures, vibration
2003 Download API 618 Forced Response StudiesAPI 618
2002 Download Guidelines in Pulsation Studies for Reciprocating CompressorsPulsation, studies, guidelines
2002 Download Pulsation & Vibration Control for Small Reciprocating CompressorsPulsation, vibration, control
2000 Download Using Simulation of Reciprocating Compressor Valve Dynamics to Improve Economic PerformanceSimulation, economic, performance
2001 Download Torsional Vibration Modeling and AnalysisTorsional, vibration
2001 Download "Profiling" of Pulsation and Vibration in Complex Reciprocating Compressor FacilitiesProfiling, pulsation, vibration, facilities
2001 Download A Case Study of Flow-Induced Torsional ResonanceTorsional, resonance
2002 Download A Gearbox Vibration - Fact or FictionGearbox, vibration
2000 Download Case Studies Illustrating Improvements in Reciprocating Compressor DesignDesign, improvements
2000 Download Analyzing Engines and Compressors in Economic TermsAnalyzing, engines, economic
2000 Download A New Shaft Alignment TechniqueShaft, alignment, technique
2000 Download A Centrifugal Compressor Synchronous Motor Case HistorySynchronous, motor, centrifugal
1999 Download Economics of Engine and Compressor AnalysisEconomics, analysis
1999 Download Condition Monitoring Applied to Industrial MachineryCondition, monitoring
1998 Download Vibration and Pulsation Analysis and SolutionsVibration, pulsation, analysis, solutions
1997 Download Vertical Forces Cause Vibration in a Reciprocating CompressorVertical, forces, vibration
1996 Download Compressor Operating Conditions and Loading, A Torsional PerspectiveTorsional, perspective, conditions, loading
1996 Download Incorrect Valve Selection on Plunger Pumps Results in Undetected High Frequency Vibration and Costly Failures, A Case StudyPlunger, pumps, frequency, vibration, failures
1996 Download Sensitivity of Torsional Analyses to Uncertainty in System Mass Elastic PropertiesTorsional, analyses, sensitivity
1995 Download A Systems Approach to Torsional AnalysisTorsional, analysis
1995 Download Fundamental Specifications for Eliminating Resonance on Reciprocating MachineryResonance, eliminating, specifications
1993 Download Cost of Dynamic Pressure DropDynamic, pressure, drop
1992 Download Vibrations in Reciprocating CompressorsVibrations
1991 Download Acoustic Pulsations in Reciprocating MachineryAcoustic, pulsations
1991 Download Cylinder Stretch as a Source of Vibration in Reciprocating CompressorsCylinder, stretch, vibration
1990 Download Simplified Prediction of Balance SensitivityBalance, sensitivity
1986 Download Cost Effective Predictive MaintenancePredictive, maintenance, predictive maintenance
1984 Download The Influence of Tilting Pad Bearing Clearance on Rotor Response of a Steam TurbineTilting, pad, bearing, clearance, rotor, steam turbine
1982 Download Machinery Vibration Limits and Dynamic Structrual ResponseVibration, structural, structural response, machinery vibration, dynamic structural response
1982 Download Spectral Analysis of Machinery VibrationsSpectral, analysis, vibrations
1980 Download Field Balancing ExperiencesField, balancing
1980 Download Reliable Computer-Based Machinery Fault DetectionFault, detection
1980 Download Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Reciprocating MachineryFault, detection, diagnosis