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38th Turbomachinery Symposium (2009)

Table Of Contents

pg. ___ PREFACE

LECTURES

pg. 1

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A VERTICAL HIGH SPEED MOTOR-COMPRESSOR SIMULATOR FOR ROTOR DROP ONTO AUXILIARY

BEARINGS

David Ransom, Andrea Masala, Jeffrey Moore, Giuseppe Vannini, Massimo Camatti, Michel Lacour

pg. 13TRANSIENT SURGE MEASUREMENTS OF A CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR STATION DURING EMERGENCY SHUTDOWNS

J. Jeffrey Moore, Augusto Garcia-Hernandez, Matthew Blieske, Rainer Kurz, Klaus Brun

pg. 27MECHANICAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING METHOD OF AN INTEGRATED HIGH-SPEED MOTOR COMPRESSOR

Thomas Alban, Olivier Pellerin, Pierre Laboube, Bernard Quoix, Alain Gelin, Matthieu Oliva

pg. 41KNOWLEDGE-BASED TOOL DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN FOR RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS

Brian Howard, John A. Kocur, Jr.

pg. 53INVESTIGATIONS ON THE DYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS OF IMPELLER EYE LABYRINTH SEALS

Norbert G. Wagner, Klaus Steff, Rainer Gausmann, Marcus Schmidt

pg. 71FULL-SCALE AERODYNAMIC AND ROTORDYNAMIC TESTING FOR LARGE CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS

James M. Sorokes, Thomas A. Soulas, Jay M. Koch, Jose L. Gilarranz

pg. 81TORSIONAL MODE DAMPING FOR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN GAS COMPRESSION TRAINS IN EXTENDED VARIABLE SPEED OPERATION

Christof Sihler, Simon Schramm, Joseph Song-Manguelle, Paola Rotondo, Stefano Del Puglia, Einar Larsen

pg. 93COMBINED TORSIONAL AND ELECTROMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF AN LNG COMPRESSION TRAIN WITH VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE SYSTEM

Paola Rotondo, Davide Andreo, Stefano Falomi, Pieder Jörg, Andrea Lenzi, Tim Hattenbach, Duccio Fioravanti, Sergio De Franciscis

pg. 103AEROACOUSTIC PHENOMENA IN HIGH PRESSURE CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS - A POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSE FOR IMPELLER FAILURES

Sven Konig, Nico Petry, Norbert Wagner

pg. 123ASSESSING LIQUID DROPLET EROSION POTENTIAL IN CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR IMPELLERS

Jorge Pacheco, H. Allan Kidd

pg. 129

VERIFICATION FULL LOAD TEST OF 1,980,000 LB/H LARGE MECHANICAL DRIVE STEAM TURBINE FOR ASU UP TO 200 MW BASED ON PRINCIPLE

OF HIGH SCALE MODEL SIMILARITY

Osamu Isumi, Takashi Niiyama, Kazushi Mori, Satoshi Hata

pg. 137DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A HIGH-SPEED, DIRECTLY-COUPLED, MULTI-MEGAWATT PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINE

Cassandra Bailey, Daniel M. Saban, Delvis Gonzalez-Lopez

TUTORIALS

pg. 149DRY SCREW COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE AND APPLICATION RANGE

Jurgen Wennemar

pg. 157TURBINE OVERSPEED SYSTEMS AND REQUIRED RESPONSE TIMES

Scott L. Taylor, Sheldon S. Smith

pg. 169CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR APPLICATIONS - UPSTREAM AND MIDSTREAM

Peter C. Rasmussen, Rainer Kurz

pg. 187SELECTION OF MATERIALS AND MATERIAL RELATED PROCESSES FOR FCC POWER RECOVERY TURBINES

Phillip Dowson, David Dowson

pg. 213PREVENTION OF TORSIONAL VIBRATION PROBLEMS IN RECIPROCATING MACHINERY

Troy Feese, Charles L. Hill

SPECIAL PAPERS

pg. 239

THE EFFECTS OF PULSATIONS ON THE SURGE MARGIN OF CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS IN STATIONS WITH BOTH RECIPROCATING AND

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS

Klaus Brun, Rainer Kurz

pg. 251

ROTORDYNAMIC STABILITY OF A 9500 PSI REINJECTION CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR EQUIPPED WITH A HOLE PATTERN SEAL-

MEASUREMENT VERSUS PREDICTION TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE OPERATIONAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

Yves Bidaut, Urs Baumann, Salim Mohamed Hamed Al-Harthy

pg. 261STUDY OF LARGE VSI DRIVE SYSTEM FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

Masahiko Tsukakoshi, Mostafa Al Mamun, Kazunori Hashimura, Hiromi Hosoda

pg. 267PIPING FORCES AND MOMENTS ON COMPRESSORS AND STEAM TURBINES

Katsuki Yagi, Atsushi Higashio, Hirokazu Kawashima

pg. 275 DISCUSSION GROUPS

pg. 295 SHORT COURSES

pg. 303 ADVISORY COMMITTEE

pg. 309 PROFESSIONAL STAFF

pg. 313 TURBOMACHINERY LABORATORY

CASE STUDIES

Case Study 01

Successful Avoidance of Major Secondary Damages Using Proximity Measurements to Detect a Partially Fractured Piston Rod

Uwe Ladwig, Skip Morrison

Case Study 02

Centrifugal Compressor Degradation Detection Through Remote Vibration Monitoring

Fabio de Norman et d'Audenhove

Case Study 03

Intermittent Spikes on Vibration and Motor Current Caused by Water Carryover on the Third Stage of a Centrifugal Air Compressor

José A. Vázquez, Bradley Addison, Robert J. Eizember, James C. Moore, Stephen R. Locke

Case Study 04

Application of Corrosion Resistant/Antifoulant Coating on Latter-Stage Steam Turbine Blades

Derrick Bauer, David Tadeu Silveira Morais

Case Study 05

Practical Root Cause Analysis of Connecting Rod Bushing Failures in a New Reciprocating Compressor and the Theory Behind the Failure Mechanism

Matthew E. Barker, Brian K. Bertelsen, Klaus Hoff

Case Study 06

Influence of Jacking Oil Supply Configuration on Shaft Vibration of a Super-Synchronous Motor

Tim Hattenbach, Feroze Meher-Homji, Mark Sandberg, Michael Larkin

Case Study 07

Wire Wool Failure of a Compressor Rotor

Bryan Barrington, Keith Burnikell

Case Study 08

Development and Testing of a Very High Speed Oil Lubricated End Face Mechanical Seal

Jigger Jumonville, Ralph Gabriel, Bill Price, Brad Platt

Case Study 09

Practical Uses of Advanced Rotordynamics Tools to Ensure Trouble-Free Operation of a Gearbox

Manuel Marin

Case Study 10

Repeated Failures on Second Stage Impeller Linked to Blade Natural Frequency Excitation

José A. Vázquez, James D. Elmore, Michael Skalski, Russell A. Houston

Case Study 11

Temperature Considerations for Trouble-Free Oil-Free Screw Operation

Shreekant Shah, Jim Hudson, William Egan

Case Study 12

Seal Oil Piping Vibration on an Oil-Free Screw Compressor in an FPSO Application

Ray D. Kelm, Dean Jeffery, William Egan

Case Study 13

75MW Turbine-Generator Journal/Thrust Bearing Upgrade

Julia Postill, Boris Drigant

Case Study 14

Torsional-Lateral Coupled Vibration of Centrifugal Compressor System at Interharmonic Frequencies Related to Control Loop Frequencies in Voltage Source

Inverter

Kenji Tanaka, Akira Adachi, Naohiko Takahashi, Yasuo Fukushima

Case Study 15

Diagnosis and Solution of High Noise and Vibration Issues after a Propylene Refrigeration Compressor Rerate

Zheji Liu, Mark J. Kuzdzal, Kenneth E. Atkins, Randy Rials

Case Study 16

Steam Turbine Pipe Strain Case Study

Kevin Yates

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