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Baker Hughes will support NLNG Train 7 turbomachinery with a 13-year service deal covering gas turbines, compressors, and monitoring.
Exergy International developed a high-speed axial turbine for waste heat recovery in organic Rankine cycle power plants.
Fluid-film bearings are essential to turbomachinery performance, but their reliability depends on careful attention to design, lubrication, and monitoring practices. Day Griffin, MSME, PE, and Michael Branagan Ph.D., PE from Pioneer Motor Bearing Company spoke with Turbomachinery International about how operators must balance precision and maintenance discipline to maximize bearing life and prevent costly failures.
Managers from a gas-treating company investigated the effects of varnish on the vibration of bearing No.2 of a Siemens SGT 600 gas turbine.
Director of Global Technical Services, Ebara Elliott Energy
Mechanical design decisions—ranging from stress management to natural frequency tuning—play a critical role in the reliability of steam turbines across demanding mechanical drive applications.
