Fundamentals of Rotating Equipment

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 This series grew out of my personal experience with rotating equipment design, selection, testing, startup, and condition monitoring during the previous 40 years. During a start-up or problem-solving factory visit, the majority of the concept figures were first scribbled on a chalkboard or whiteboard during a training session and on a spare piece of paper or I beam. This fascinating and vital field has occupied my entire professional life. The expense of rotating equipment downtime, then and now more than ever, can severely limit revenue and profits.

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Today, a large process unit can generate daily sales of more than $5 million. Despite this, the operators, millwrights, and engineers who are accountable for the equipment's safety and reliability have not been given the opportunity to study the design basis in a practical setting. In the last ten years or so, I've also seen that the number of experienced professionals in this field is fast dwindling. As a result, the series' goal is to explain the fundamental information about rotating equipment design, operation, maintenance, installation, and condition monitoring in a user-friendly (easy-to-access) and practical (using common analogies) manner to empower the reader.

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Table of Contents in Fundamentals of Rotating Equipment

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1 - Rotating equipment overview, Pages 1-12 

2 - Compressor characteristics: Positive displacement vs dynamic, Pages 13-26 

3 - Operation of a compressor in a system, Pages 27-35 

4 - Pump types and applications, Pages 37-54 

5 - Pump performance data, Pages 55-64 

6 - Centrifugal pump hydraulic disturbances, Pages 65-87 

7 - Pump mechanical design, Pages 89-107 

8 - Mechanical seals, Pages 109-125 

9 - Compressor types and applications, Pages 127-141 

10 - The concept of fluid head, Pages 143-152 

11 - Performance relationships, Pages 153-162 

12 - Surge (stall) and stonewall, Pages 163-173 

13 - The effect of a gas density change, Pages 175-183 

14 - Turbo-compressor mechanical design overview, Pages 185-199 

15 - Radial bearing design, Pages 201-216 

16 - Rotor axial (thrust) forces, Pages 217-227 

17 - Compressor seal system overview and types, Pages 229-249

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18 - Reciprocating compressors major component functions, Pages 251-264 

19 - Flexible coupling design, installation and operation, Pages 265-282 

20 - Steam turbine function and types, Pages 283-294 

21 - Steam turbine performance, Pages 295-305 

22 - Steam turbine mechanical design overview, Pages 307-324 

23 - Steam turbine inlet steam regulation, Pages 325-335 

24 - Steam turbine control/protection systems, Pages 337-354 

25 - Steam turbine operation, Pages 355-377 

26 - Gas turbine types and applications, Pages 379-394 

27 - Gas turbine performance, Pages 395-406 

28 - Gas turbine mechanical design, Pages 407-424 

29 - Gas turbine support systems, Pages 425-437 

30 - Gas turbine control and protection, Pages 439-454 

31 - Lubrication system overview and types, Pages 455-467 

32 - Monitoring reliability and component condition, Pages 469-484 

33 - Conversion to metric system, Pages 485-496

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