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• Auxiliaries

  Second of three electric-driven LNG trains starts operations at US facility

  Freeport LNG announced the start of commercial operations for the second liquefaction train, of its three train facility, with the commencement of gas deliveries from BP under its ...

  On January 20, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  Modifying control settings for high vibrations at starting

  Many high speed turbomachines operate above their first critical speed and thus, pass through one or more resonant frequencies during start-up. This can result in momentary vibration spikes, ...

  On January 20, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Magazine

  HIGH-PRESSURE COMPRESSORS

  HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT TESTS BY JAMES SOROKES Caption: Onset of diffuser stall during a Type 1 test An obvious objective is to confirm the compressor will ...

  On January 19, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  Synchronous vs induction motors

  A lecture by Brandon Kim, sales application engineer specializing in MV Motors at TMEIC, at the 2018 Turbomachinery Pump Symposium in-part talked about differences between synchronous and induction ...

  On January 16, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Microturbine-solar combo handles load variations of 250 kW every eight seconds

  Optimal Group Australia, Capstone Turbine’s exclusive Australian distributor, recently commissioned an innovative energy project for Santos Limited, one of Australia’s largest independent oil and gas producers in the ...

  On January 16, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Woodward and Hexcel to merge

  Woodward, Inc. and Hexcel Corporation have announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a premier integrated systems provider serving the aerospace ...

  On January 16, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Compressors

  MAN’s 100th Chinese-made RIKT compressor rolls out of facility

  At a ceremony on October 18th, 2019 at MAN Energy Solutions China Production Co., Ltd in Changzhou, MAN Energy Solutions celebrated the production milestone of delivering its 100th locally-produced ...

  On January 16, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Energy & Conference News

  DOE to support flare gas burning and reduction of emissions and methane slip

  The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) has selected 16 projects to receive nearly $25 million in federal funding for cost-shared projects to advance natural gas infrastructure technology development. ...

  On January 10, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Ansaldo reports 30% uptick in orders in 2019

  At a recent board meeing, the Directors of Ansaldo Energia discussed and voted on the guidelines set out in the new Business Plan to relaunch the company at ...

  On January 10, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  GE propulsion system drives UK aircraft carrier

  The second of the U.K.’s Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales has recently completed a successful sea trial in Scottish waters. The ships are the ...

  On January 10, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors