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Myth: Compressor bearing temperature must be below 200°F
Over the last few years, compressor manufacturers have invested significant research funding in an attempt to decrease bearing and lube oil temperatures in their machinery bearings by a ...
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Carbon capture tech faces difficult few years, report shows
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), or carbon capture and storage (CCS), is a set of technologies used to strip carbon dioxide from industrial waste gases or directly ...
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Texas natural gas production fell by almost half during recent winter storm
During the cold snap that affected much of the central part of the country, U.S. dry natural gas production fell to as low as 69.7 billion cubic feet ...
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Who is to blame for the Texas grid outages?
On Wednesday, Feb 10, 2021, it became apparent that a polar vortex (formerly known as winter) storm approaching Texas would likely cause plenty of pain. The Electric Reliability ...
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It’s been quite a decade
The last ten years witnessed massive shifts in the industry. Back in 2010, I was the fresh-faced, brand new Editor-in-Chief of Turbomachinery International. Coal was king. Renewables were ...
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Handling performance test results for variable-speed multi-casing turbocompressors
The final validation of a Variable-Speed (VSD) multi-casing turbo-compressor trains should be done at its manufacturing shop with a full-speed, full-load test, preferably including ASME PTC-10 Type-1 performance ...
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Steps to reduce compressor load consumption and maximize gas turbine flow
Gas turbine compressors consume most of the gas turbine’s output power. This is because air pressure and temperature at the compressor outlet is in the superheated range if ...
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US DOE invests $33m in green hydrogen
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $33 million in green hydrogen as part of its 2021 R&D budget. The funds will go to support the federal ...
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Natural gas emissions vs. the field
The EPA’s Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks shows that annual emissions from the natural gas distribution system declined 73 percent from 1990 to 2018, even ...
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Quarter of U.S. power plants can start up within hour
A quarter of power plant operators can be up and fully running from a complete shutoff, according to an annual survey of electricity generators from the Energy Information ...
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