Fluid machinery is essential for the movement of oil and gas in the extraction and hydrocarbon processing industries. Improvements and innovations in fluid machinery result in improved reliability, and increased efficiency, as well as totally new approaches to business itself. These latest IMechE conference transactions showcase the latest in technology and provide an excellent forum for sharing valuable experiences.Topics covered in this indispensable edition include:Fluid Machinery DesignTurbo-process MachineryDevelopments in Pumps and DriversMultiphase Pressure BoostingSafety and EnvironmentOperations and MaintenanceRetrofits and UpgradesThis volume will be of great interest to engineering managers, chief engineers, academics, and all those involved in the rotating equipment companies.
PEP - Professional Engineering Publishers - is the author of Fluid Machinery for the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry: IMechE Conference Transactions 2003-1, published by Wiley.
Fluid Machinery Design Optimization of screw compressor design N Stosic, I K Smith, and A Kovacevic 3CFD modelling and design optimization of a gerotor pump F Iudicello 15Industrial centrifugal compressors - physical background and practice of modern gas dynamic design Y Galerkin, V Mitrofanov, K Danilov, and E Popova 27Turbo-process MachineryExducer turbines, the optimized solution for liquefied gas expanders H E Hylton and E H Kimmel 39Design of large-scale air separation turbomachinery units H Voss 53The MS 5002E - a new two-shaft, high-efficiency, heavy-duty, gas turbine for Oil & Gas applications L Aurelio, L Tognarelli, and P Pecchi 65Developments in Pumps and Drivers Ultra-high pressure seawater injection pumps B Germaine 79Ultra-high pressure water injection pumping design N Muntz and G Stead 89Multiphase Pressure BoostingField operation and performance of a downhole hydraulic submersible multiphase pump W G Harden 105Wet gas compression with twin-screw multiphase pumps D Muller-Link, J-U Brandt, M Reichwage, and G Schroder 117Safety and EnvironmentDevelopment of machinery and rotating equipment integrity - safety inspection guidance notes J J Lewis and B Stark 129Improving safety at gas turbine plant - preparation for ATEX I R Cowan, S Gilham, E S Kaufman, R L Brooks, and L M Danner 141MagMax[trademark] - the development of a revolutionary sealless pump K Black 153Application of a diagnostic system for mechanical seals C Schmidthals 177Operations and MaintenanceUnstable operation of a synthesis gas compressor J P M Smeulers and Ir O van Wolfswinkel 189Maintenance strategy development for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities N Arthur 197Operational difficulties on an ethylene plant cracked gas compressor train A D R Chapman, G M Corrigan, and B R Gamblin 209Water injection system to maintain the performance of cracked gas compressors in ethylene plants T Loscha, H Magdalinski, and M Grafe 221Retrofits and UpgradesMajor rerate of a process air compressor during a plant shutdown G Kerr and F G Cataldo 233Technical specification of turbomachinery rerates S A Rodgers, C J Robinson, and J O'Connor 243Uprate applied to turbomachinery in olefin plants from MAN Turbo's point of view G Hinrichs 255Radical upgrading of ethylene plant turbo-machinery control and protective systems N H Wells 263Additional PapersDesign consideration for helico-axial multiphase pumps M Cordner and J de Salis 277Enhanced mechanical face seal performance using modified face surface topography L Young, E Roosch, and R Hill 293Authors' Index 305