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This Series has evolved from my personal experience over the last 40 years with the design, selection, testing, start-up and condition monitoring of Rotating Equipment. Most of the concept figures were originally written on a blackboard or whiteboard during a training session and on a spare piece of paper or I beam during a start-up or a problem solving plant visit.My entire career has been devoted to this interesting and important field. Then and now more than ever, the cost of rotating equipment downtime can severely limit revenue and profits. A large process unit today can produce daily revenues in excess of US$5 million. And yet, the Operators, Millwrights and Engineers responsible for the safety and reliability of this equipment have not been afforded the opportunity to learn the design basis for this equipment in practical terms. I have also observed in the last ten years or so, that the number of experienced personnel in this field is diminishing rapidly.
Content:-
1 - Rotating equipment overview
2 - Compressor types and applications
3 - Compressor characteristics: Positive displacement vs dynamic
4 - Operation of a compressor in a system
5 - The concept of fluid head
6 - Performance relationships
7 -What determines the turbo-compressor curve shape
8 - Surge (stall) and stonewall
9 - Turbo-compressor individual stage and overall performance
10 - The effect of a gas density change
11 - The effect of fouling
12 - Turbo-compressor control overview
13 - Surge control systems
14 - Turbo-compressor mechanical design overview
15 - Compressor casings and stationary internals
16 - Centrifugal compressor rotor desig
17 - Flexible coupling design, installation and operation
18 - Radial bearing design
19 - Critical speeds and rotor response
20 - Rotor axial (thrust) forces
21 - Compressor seal system overview and types
22 - Dry gas seal systems
23 - Turbo-compressor performance condition monitoring
24 - Turbo-compressor performance testing
25 - Reciprocating compressors major component functions
26 - Reciprocating compressor inspection guidelines
27 - Reciprocating compressor control and operation
28 - Screw compressors
29 - Conversion to metric system
Author Details
"William E. Forsthoffer"
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