Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz

Klaus Brun, the Machinery Program Director at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. He is also the past Chair of the Board of Directors of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute and the IGTI Oil & Gas applications committee.   Rainer Kurz, the Manager for Systems Analysis at Solar Turbines Incorporated in San Diego, CA. He is an ASME Fellow since 2003 and the chair of the IGTI Oil and Gas Applications Committee.

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  MYTH: OIL & GAS ARE DEAD

  There is a famous scene in the “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” movie where a dead body collector repeatedly tries to carry off someone who continues to ...

  On June 5, 2019 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  POLYTROPIC EFFICIENCY EXPLAINED

  Recently, while attending a conference,I was asked by an audience member, “What is polytropic compression?”It’s not an easy concept but I tried as best as I could to ...

  On April 27, 2019 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  NATURE’S GIFTS FOR POWER GENERATION

  A common, somewhat disrespectful, saying — often erroneously attributed to Ben Franklin — is “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” It ...

  On February 14, 2019 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  MUST CHP OBEY THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS?

  When I ask engineers of all ages their least favorite class in college, thermodynamics usually comes out on top. But in real life, when thermodynamics conflicts with hopes, ...

  On December 3, 2018 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  POWER PLANTS ARE SUFFERING UNNECESSARY LOSSES

  I recently visited a newly commissioned 500 MW natural gas combined cycle plant in Europe to perform a total plant efficiency audit. Such an audit usually reviews the ...

  On November 24, 2018 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  Myth: THE PARTICULARS OR PARTICULATES ARE IMPORTANT

  The automotive industry in Europe, especially in Germany, is in turmoil. Certain European cities are considering a ban on vehicles with diesel engines from downtown areas. The diesel ...

  On September 4, 2018 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  MYTH: TEENAGERS AND COMPRESSORS CAN’T STAY OUT OF TROUBLE

  As a teenager, I (Klaus) took chances and subsequently got into a fair share of trouble. No lasting damage was done … I think. From this, I learned ...

  On August 13, 2018 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  TORSIONAL OSCILLATIONS ARE NO PROBLEM IN CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS

  Those of us who have used gas turbines as drivers for compressors have, for many years, thought that the problem of torsional train excitation was well understood and ...

  On July 18, 2018 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  MYTH: ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES WILL SOLVE GRID PROBLEMS

  There always seems to be something to hype in the energy industry. This time it’s energy storage. Having been actively engaged in the industry for many years (no, ...

  On April 13, 2018 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz
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  MYTH BUSTERS: GAS TURBINES VERSUS GAS ENGINES: WHICH ARE BETTER?

  When following press releases from the recent past, we find frequent discussions about the future of fossil-fueled engines. There is public debate about the viability of gas engines ...

  On February 23, 2018 / By Mythbusters: Klaus Brunn & Rainer Kurz