Turbo Tips

When using gear units within turbomachinery trains, operators should consider wear and degradation, torsional problems, lubrication, and more.

The 2026 Handbook includes a comprehensive outlook of the U.S. power industry and gas turbine market, as well as an industry-wide directory and specifications listings.

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

HAZOP reviews are a key process for identifying potential hazards and ensuring appropriate safety measures.

The July/August 2025 issue highlights our industry survey and key factors shaping the turbomachinery sector, including supply-chain challenges, labor shortages, and the rise of mobile and advanced technologies to meet power demand.

Vibration: How to deal with it and how to prevent operational problems and failures.

The May/June 2025 issue spotlights the gas turbine market, deep-diving into order activity, the impact of surging power demand, and how the industry is responding.

Renovating modern dry gas seals and their systems increases reliability.

The March/April issue focuses on maintenance and repair and how data and AI are impacting the field and highlights our latest Turbo Tour.

Smart condition-monitoring strategies can mitigate unscheduled downtime by identifying faults before they occur, reinforcing continuous operation.

The January/February 2025 issue gives readers an update on software and controls under the lens of AI and ML, the digitalization of compressor maintenance, and more.

Simplifying, re-configuring, and eliminating certain components can increase a turbomachine’s reliability, efficiency, and safety and, in some cases, reduce costs.

The top 10 articles of 2024 include cover stories on the LNG industry and digital twins, Myth Busters and Turbo Tips columns, a gas turbine sales report, and much more.

The November/December 2024 issue highlights emerging decarbonization efforts that integrate hydrogen, ammonia, and new technologies into increasingly intermittent grids.

A compressor’s seal system is the culprit of most common unscheduled shutdowns.

The 2025 Handbook includes a comprehensive outlook of the power industry and gas turbine market as well as an industry-wide directory and specifications listings.

Turbocompressors with side streams are operated with tight tolerances on operational parameters compared to conventional compressors.

The September/October 2024 issue highlights the dynamic shifts in the global LNG market that are affecting exports, production, capacity growth, and more.

A steam turbine’s control system should ensure stable operation throughout each phase: start-up, shutdown, and parallel operation.

The July/August 2024 issue offers comprehensive coverage on industrial and aeroderivative gas turbines, steam, and hydro turbines.

After a failure or unscheduled shutdown, if the root cause is not found and eliminated, it can happen again.

The May/June 2024 issue features coverage of the growing carbon-capture industry, a tour of GE Vernova’s Facility in South Carolina, a Q&A on digital ecosystems with Emerson, and more.

Gas turbines, including the air compressor and combustion chamber, face challenges such as high temperatures and the need for blade-cooling systems.

Bolt connections can be the weakest link of a turbomachine, so proper care, sizing, tension, and placement are key to avoiding leaks and other operational problems.