Compressors

Klaus Brun and Rainer Kurz offer differing opinions on the necessity of high-speed versus low-speed balancing, citing API standards and diving into operating-speed discussions.

The field’s advanced floating production, storage, and offloading vessel is equipped with high-pressure gas compression, combined-cycle power generation, and more.

Thin-wall casings and shell bodies play a critical role in turbomachinery, but their susceptibility to imperfections and buckling raises leakage and failure risks.

The new infrastructure includes a new power line, main 138-Kv breaker, 100-MVA power transformer, and numerous capacitor banks to allow full-speed, full-load testing.

Using a proprietary mix of sand and other particles, the dust-ingestion testing aims to replicate how parts may withstand flight conditions in harsh operating environments.

The September/October 2025 issue covers steam turbine optimization, a pump-centric conversation with the Hydraulic Institute, hybrid grid technology for stabilization, and much more.

In addition to servicing critical oil and gas safety systems, EthosEnergy’s Approved Repair Facility designation will enable faster turnaround times and localized support.

The TCT40 turbocharger features a newly developed radial compressor and axial turbine, reinforcing a compact and lightweight design with superior charging efficiencies.

Due to the low mole weight of hydrogen, one must increase impeller tip speed to generate higher pressure ratios and reduce overall stages.

Following expansion in New Mexico and Texas, Cardinal now owns and operates approximately 150 miles of natural gas infrastructure in the Delaware Basin.

In addition to providing heating and hot water supply for commercial facilities, the ETI-W can serve the electronics, automotive, food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

The company’s compressor testing suggested that single-piece rotor manufacturing enables higher tip speeds, which maintains an optimal pressure ratio for compressing hydrogen.

The new headquarters will house advanced capabilities such as laser scanning, virtual assembly, metrology, and much more, allowing RMS to serve Gulf Coast customers quickly.

The key liquefaction equipment, including Frame-7 turbines and centrifugal compressors, allows Sempra Infrastructure to expand LNG export capabilities in the United States.

The large-scale hydrogen co-firing engine features hydrogen leak detectors and nitrogen purge systems, with the ability to adjust the co-firing ratio during operation.

The company is using existing platform and subsea equipment designs to improve cost efficiencies for the hub’s construction, commissioning, and operations.

The natural gas-fed pipeline system will be expanded in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, with potential bidders supporting markets in the Desert Southwest.

Dr. Marco Ernst of Everllence says that deploying multiple centrifugal compressor trains allows the company to cover compression from capture to offshore transmission.

The dual-fuel engines will each supply 18.5 MW of power to build Mauritania’s electricity supply, while the 90-bore ME-LGIM engine successfully burned ethanol at all load points.

With some mechanical and hydraulic modifications, conventional centrifugal pumps can handle supercritical fluids better than most centrifugal compressor designs.

The European Union’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking aims to transform aviation toward decarbonization, sustainability, and new propulsion concepts.

Facing rising demand, decarbonization targets, and supply chain volatility, John Crane’s Nico Schmaeling urged turbomachinery professionals at the 2025 Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium to address the energy trilemma—security, affordability, and sustainability—through smarter design, efficiency upgrades, and cross-industry collaboration.

Once operational, the project will capture up to 800,000 tons of CO2 per year for permanent sequestration beneath the North Sea via the Northern Lights facility.

The company’s gas turbine and refrigerant compressor technology supports an additional 6 MTPA of LNG capacity and lower emissions at the Texas-based facility.

The international consortium partners are progressing on the engine demonstrator, technologies for additive manufacturing, cooling systems, and high-pressure compressor design.

The life-extension project will add up to 30 MW of additional power, with 1.8% efficiency gains, a 5% reduction in CO2 emissions, and improved grid stability.

In addition to five centrifugal compressor trains, the supply includes dynamic process simulations and a digital twin with virtual sensors for the integrally geared compressors.

The five-year contract addition allows EthosEnergy to continue life-extension strategies, maximizing asset uptime and minimizing cost for Spirit Energy’s gas assets.

The engineering and equipment scope includes five 60-MWe units, turboexpanders, and one BRUSH generator for the Cape Station project in Utah.

Previously, the company supplied critical power and compression systems for bp’s Tangguh LNG plant in Papua Barat, Indonesia.