Turbomachinery Magazine

Auxiliaries
Is your pre-startup flushing acceptable?
One of the most important pre-start-up operations for an auxiliary system is flushing. The object of flushing is to render the entire auxiliary system free of excessive particles ...
On September 18, 2017 / By William Forsthoffer
Company News
Turboden supplies 14 MW geothermal unit
Turboden, a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has signed an order with Cyrq Energy Inc. for the supply of an ORC turbogenerator, that exploits geothermal brine from existing ...
On September 18, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
Steam Turbines
Radial steam turbine rejuvenated
Overhauling a steam turbine as part of a planned maintenance schedule is a regular task for many large-scale industrial enterprises that depend on these units to generate electrical ...
On September 18, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
Compressors
Open and closed compressor impellers
Some open impellers can operate at higher tip speeds, and thus produce greater head than closed impellers. Open impellers can produce approximately 4,500 – 7,500 m-kg force/kg mass ...
On September 15, 2017 / By William Forsthoffer

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CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS
MATCHING THE CONFIGURATION TO THE APPLICATION Back-to-back compressor. Courtesy of Dresser-Rand, a Siemens business By Mark Sandberg Complex compression ...
On August 21, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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TURBO EXPO 2017
SUPERALLOYS, COATINGS, FAILURE ANALYSIS, REPAIR, VANE LIBERATION, FILTRATION, HRSG FOULING AND BLADE CRACKING by Drew Robb Keynote speakers and ...
On August 21, 2017 / By Drew Robb
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GET READY FOR THE TURBOMACHINERY CONTROLS REVOLUTION
TOP TRENDS INCLUDE WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY, DIGITIZATION, RETROFITS, THE CLOUD, DATA VISUALIZATION, ANALYTICS, IT INVOLVEMENT, CYBERSECURITY, DECENTRALIZATION AND THE MOVE ...
On June 8, 2017 / By Drew Robb
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SHALE GAS BOOSTS SINGLE-SHAFT PLANTS
SINGLE-SHAFT DESIGNS WERE ONCE RESERVED FOR 50 HZ COUNTRIES. BUT MANY ARE NOW APPEARING IN U.S. SHALE GAS REGIONS ...
On June 8, 2017 / By TMI Staff & Contributors