A petrochemical company in Perm, Russia, was experiencing severe problems and high costs in maintaining the filtration/separator phase of their…
The SS Badger provides the largest cross-lake ferry service on the Great Lakes. The 410-foot steamship travels the 60-mile span…
The Role Compression Ratio Plays in Compressor Design and Selection Author: Robert X. Perez, Machinery Engineer One of the critical parameters in…
Unique features in the Ring Damped Valve design allowed a gas gathering facility in North Dakota to run their Dresser…
Author: Robert X. Perez, Machinery Engineer Introduction: In my second installment, I explained how the ideal gas law can be used to…
Author: Robert X. Perez, Machinery Engineer Introduction: In my first installment, I discussed how ideal gases behave and how the ideal gas…
Author: Robert X. Perez, Machinery Engineer When pumping liquids, we typically use flow terms, such as gallons per minute, gallons per…
PROJECT OVERVIEW Waukesha Bearings Corporation’s engineered fluid film bearing production expanded to include magnetic bearings in 2001. The acquisition of Glacier…
A major US pipeline transmission and storage company in the Great Lakes region was struggling with decreasing service life for…
Reciprocating Compressors Reciprocating compressors (see Figure H) represent a class of gas compressors that raises the pressure of a gas by…
Author: Robert X. Perez, Machinery Engineer Centrifugal Compressors Centrifugal compressors are a class of gas compressors that operates similarly to centrifugal pumps. The…