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Digital Tools To Move Turbomachinery Into the Future

As with many industries, turbomachinery is experiencing a shift toward all things digital. The two main results of the digitalization trend are that turbomachinery providers are now able to improve how their own factories operate, but also help their customers…

Compressor Controls: The Burden of Load Sharing

  Managing load-sharing controls for compressors was one of several topics explored by a group during several group discussions that took place on December 13 at the Turbomachinery Symposium in Houston. While the discussion was prompted by a participant’s question…

Game-Changing Supercritical CO2 Systems Are Closer To Commercialization

Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) cycles—which are inching closer to commercial applications for waste heat recovery, concentrating solar power, nuclear, and fossil energy—offer higher thermal efficiencies and power density than conventional steam Rankine and Air Brayton cycles in use today for…

A Focus on Maintenance and Analytics at TPS

Following an introduction from outgoing Turbomachinery Lab director Dara Childs, Jody Elliott, president of domestic oil and gas at Oxy Oil & Gas kicked off the 2017 Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia (TPS) on Tuesday with a welcome address focused on…

Updated design software with new compressor-casing feature

This company has released Version 8.6 of its Agile Engineering Design System software, an integrated suite of computer-aided engineering (CAE) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programs that is specialized for turbomachinery. This integrated system enables users to optimize designs based on…

“Smart” couplings now available with this IIoT service

The Smart Coupling product line features this company's IIoT Smart Tag Solution, which brings increased levels of connectivity by providing on-demand information to assist with streamlining and shortening new product installation, service maintenance, troubleshooting and changeover times throughout the product's…

Simulate complex granule phenomena with this new software

Granuleworks is a simulation software for granulated materials that is based on discrete element analysis (DEM). Granuleworks can analyze various complex granule behaviors, including mixing, conveying, filling and compaction, as well as enable simulation of the motion of powder particles…

Dr. Dara Childs, Industry Giant and TPS Advocate, to Retire

Part of a long and lustrous history, this year marks the 46th event for the Turbomachinery Symposium and the 33rd event for the International Pump Users Symposium. In another noteworthy milestone, the 2017 Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS) will be…

Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia kicks off in Houston

The Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia (TPS; www.tps.tamu.edu) officially begins today (Dec. 12) with a welcome address by Jody Elliott, president of domestic oil and gas at Oxy Oil & Gas. Taking place at the George R. Brown Convention Center in…

Test hydrogenation processes at realistic conditions in this dedicated pilot facility

This company has added to its hydrogenation portfolio with the launch of a new pilot plant in Schopfheim, Germany, called the Hydrogenation Test Center. The new facility enables testing and realistic simulation of industrial hydrogenation processes, from catalyst handling to…