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Closed loop compressor performance test comparisons

MYTH: AN ASME PTC-10 TYPE 1 IS BETTER THAN A TYPE 2 TEST

Myth: We Can Quickly Make More LNG

Klaus Brun and Rainer Kurz talk about summer electricity price gouging assumptions

Myth: Curtailed Output is Price Gouging

Myth: A Compressor is a Pipe Anchor

Klaus Brun is the Director of R&D at Elliott Group. He is also the past Chairs of the Board of Directors of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute and the IGTI Oil & Gas applications committee. Rainer Kurz is the Manager for Systems Analysis at Solar Turbines Incorporated in San Diego, CA. He is an ASME Fellow since 2003 and the chair of the IGTI Oil and Gas Applications Committee.

The Digital Twin Knows it All  

Turbomachinery Blog features postings from experts in all areas of turbomachinery, such as: gas turbines, machine diagnostics, materials, repairs, and aftermarket parts, and encourages users to participate, with reader engagement and interaction as its primary purpose.

Handbook 2022

Myth: Carbon dioxide is always pumped

The Myth Busters discuss the many colors of hydrogen and their place in the energy economy.

The colors of hydrogen: Why do we care? 

The phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" has served us well in the turbomachinery industry. 

Myth: New turbomachinery is always better than older machines 

During the pandemic we've been seeing the perpetuation of myths surrounding personal air filtration (AKA facemasks). As much as we'd enjoy poking fun at urban legends, we'll stay focused on air filtration for gas turbines. 