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  Hot corrosion: Mechanism for rapid degradation

  The main corrosion mechanism that rapidly degrades hot components in gas turbines is called “hot corrosion”. It is produced by salts which melt on the surface of the ...

  On April 20, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  How stray currents harm turbomachinery

  Stray currents manifest in rotating machinery as a result of specific abnormalities in machines related to flux imbalance, residual magnetism, electrostatic build-up and induced voltages. Discharges of these ...

  On April 17, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Triangle Pump Components announces release of new spherical pump valves

  Triangle Pump Components Inc. (TPCI), the leading US manufacturer of efficient, long-lasting, and dependable positive displacement pump components, is proud to announce the release of their WG Sphera ...

  On April 12, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Diffusion-bonded heat exchanger suited for oil and gas, regas and CO2 applications

  Up to six times smaller than conventional shell & tube heat exchangers, the K°Bond is ideal for operations with space restrictions. Its compact size still packs an operational ...

  On April 6, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Gas bearing lubrication in turbomachinery

  Gas bearing lubrication in Turbo equipment has been making slow but steady progress. Almost all fluid film lubrication applications in Turbo equipment use hydrodynamic(oil) or aerodynamic (gas) bearing ...

  On March 27, 2019 / By Drew Devitt
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  Tips to boost reliability of control systems of auxiliaries

  The following are some of the causes of reduction in the reliability of auxiliary system control and instrumentation. The reliability can be boosted by considering the below factors. ...

  On March 17, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Howden joins Microsoft and PTC to introduce the Microsoft HoloLens2

  Microsoft HoloLens 2 could offer a new way of looking at equipment and giving the customer the information they need at their fingertips. With PTC’s Vuforia software, Howden ...

  On March 7, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Containment seals, contacting and non-contacting

  Seal design with one flexible element, seal ring and mating ring mounted in the containment seal chamber makes containment seal. It follows that containment seals are a particular ...

  On February 27, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Designing a dry gas seal system: Considering its disadvantages

  While the dry gas seal system has many advantages over the liquid sealing system such as far fewer systems, less maintenance required and greater reliability, there are a ...

  On February 23, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Flame detection in turbine enclosures

  Sierra Monitor Corporation, a supplier of flame and gas detection solutions for 40 years, has introduced the new 39xx series flame detectors. UV/IR model 3986 – Technology with ...

  On February 18, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors