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Field Performance Testing and Test Codes for Gas Compressors

Accepted Manuscript
Klaus Brun, Rainer Kurz
Journal: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power.
Paper No: GTP-24-1565
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066823
Published Online: October 11, 2024
View Article titled, Field Performance Testing and Test Codes for Gas Compressors
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Topics: Gas compressors, Testing performance, Compressors, Uncertainty, Economics , Equations of state, Errors, Steady state, Testing
Proceedings Papers

Field Performance Testing and Test Codes for Gas Compressors

Klaus Brun, Rainer Kurz
Proc. ASME. GT2024, Volume 9: Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Oil & Gas Applications; Steam Turbine, V009T19A009, June 24–28, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2024-122217
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2024-122217
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Topics: Gas compressors, Testing performance, Compressors, Uncertainty, Economics , Equations of state, Errors, Steady state, Testing
Proceedings Papers

Status of Gas Turbine Performance Degradation

Rainer Kurz, Klaus Brun, Michele Pinelli, Alessio Suman
Proc. ASME. GT2024, Volume 9: Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Oil & Gas Applications; Steam Turbine, V009T19A008, June 24–28, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2024-122216
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2024-122216
View Paper titled, Status of Gas Turbine Performance Degradation
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Topics: Gas turbines, Engines, Wear, Particulate matter, Turbines, Blades, Compressors, Contamination, Industrial gases, Machinery
Proceedings Papers

Detection of Flow Induced Aerodynamic Performance Characteristics of Centrifugal Compressors Using Acoustic Measurements

Anand Srinivasan, Edward Fowler, Corey Fuzak, Rainer Kurz
Proc. ASME. GT2024, Volume 9: Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Oil & Gas Applications; Steam Turbine, V009T19A015, June 24–28, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2024-125080
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2024-125080
View Paper titled, Detection of Flow Induced Aerodynamic Performance Characteristics of Centrifugal Compressors Using Acoustic Measurements
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Topics: Acoustics, Compressors, Flow (Dynamics), Performance characterization, Surges
Proceedings Papers

A Practical Evaluation of Equations of State and the New PTC-10 Polytropic Calculations for Centrifugal Compressors

Anand Srinivasan, Rainer Kurz, Timothy David
Proc. ASME. GT2024, Volume 9: Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Oil & Gas Applications; Steam Turbine, V009T19A014, June 24–28, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2024-125064
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2024-125064
View Paper titled, A Practical Evaluation of Equations of State and the New PTC-10 Polytropic Calculations for Centrifugal Compressors
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Topics: Compressors, Equations of state
Proceedings Papers

Aerodynamic and Rotordynamic Performance of a Multi-Stage Centrifugal Compressor With High Hub Impellers

Anand Srinivasan, Tim David, Daniel Silva, Vinayaka Rajagopalan, Rainer Kurz
Proc. ASME. GT2023, Volume 9: Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Oil and Gas Applications, V009T19A002, June 26–30, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2023-100801
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2023-100801
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Topics: Compressors, Impellers, Rotors
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Test Campaign and Application Study for a High Pressure Compressor With Modular Rotor

Rainer Kurz, Anand Srinivasan, Sara Goucher, Tim David
Proc. ASME. GT2023, Volume 9: Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Oil and Gas Applications, V009T19A001, June 26–30, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2023-100497
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2023-100497
View Paper titled, Test Campaign and Application Study for a High Pressure Compressor With Modular Rotor
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Topics: Compressors, High pressure (Physics), Rotors, Transients (Dynamics)
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Analysis and Prediction of the Machine Capacity Required to Meet Net Zero by 2050

Jason Wilkes, Dan Reitz, David Ransom, Doug Hofer, Rainer Kurz, Thomas Kerr, Matthew Holland
Proc. ASME. GT2023, Volume 6: Education; Electric Power; Energy Storage; Fans and Blowers, V006T08A012, June 26–30, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2023-103983
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2023-103983
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Topics: Machinery, Collaboration, Gas turbines, Governments, Heat pumps, Steam turbines, Testing
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Study to Adapt Industrial Gas Turbines for Significant and Viable CO 2 Emissions Reduction

Daniel Burnes, Priyank Saxena, Rainer Kurz
Proc. ASME. GT2022, Volume 4: Cycle Innovations; Cycle Innovations: Energy Storage, V004T06A034, June 13–17, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2022-83472
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2022-83472
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Topics: Carbon dioxide, Emissions, Industrial gases, Turbines, Hydrogen, Carbon capture and storage, Natural gas, Carbon, Power stations, Combustion
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CFD Based Investigation of Effects of Liquid Contamination on Dry Gas Seal Performance

Abhay Patil, Aaron Rimpel, Rainer Kurz
Proc. ASME. GT2022, Volume 7: Industrial and Cogeneration; Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Oil & Gas Applications, V007T19A011, June 13–17, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2022-82572
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2022-82572
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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics, Contamination, Pressure, Temperature, Flow (Dynamics), Cavities, Computer simulation, Dams, Drops, Engineering simulation
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Compression Applications for Carbon Reduction

Rainer Kurz, Matt Lubomirsky, Gregory McLorg
Proc. ASME. GT2022, Volume 7: Industrial and Cogeneration; Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Oil & Gas Applications, V007T19A001, June 13–17, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2022-80080
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2022-80080
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Topics: Carbon, Carbon capture and storage, Carbon dioxide, Compression, Compressors, Hydrogen
Journal Articles

Study to Adapt Industrial Gas Turbines for Significant and Viable CO 2 Emissions Reduction

Dan Burnes, Priyank Saxena, Rainer Kurz
Journal: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. January 2023, 145(1): 011021.
Paper No: GTP-22-1379
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055682
Published Online: October 21, 2022
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Topics: Carbon capture and storage, Carbon dioxide, Gas turbines, Hydrogen, Carbon, Exhaust gas recirculation, Energy generation, Compression, Turbines
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Collaboration Between Academia and Industry to Advance Industrial Gas Turbines

Bernhard Winkelmann, Rainer Kurz, David Voss, Karen A. Thole
Proc. ASME. GT2021, Volume 4: Controls, Diagnostics, and Instrumentation; Cycle Innovations; Cycle Innovations: Energy Storage; Education; Electric Power, V004T08A001, June 7–11, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2021-01335
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2021-01335
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Topics: Collaboration, Industrial gases, Turbines
Proceedings Papers

Alarms, Shutdowns and Trip Rationalization

Rasidi Mohamed, Syafeq Moazari Sukeri, Robert Mendoza, Rainer Kurz
Proc. ASME. GT2021, Volume 8: Oil and Gas Applications; Steam Turbine, V008T20A001, June 7–11, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2021-00646
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2021-00646
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Topics: Compressors, Control algorithms, Control systems, Damage, Downtime, Gas turbines, Instrumentation, Machinery, Profitability, Trains
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Power and Compression Analysis of Power-To-Gas Implementations in Natural Gas Pipelines With Up to 100% Hydrogen Concentration

Timothy C. Allison, John Klaerner, Stefan Cich, Rainer Kurz, Marybeth McBain
Proc. ASME. GT2021, Volume 8: Oil and Gas Applications; Steam Turbine, V008T20A011, June 7–11, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2021-59398
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2021-59398
View Paper titled, Power and Compression Analysis of Power-To-Gas Implementations in Natural Gas Pipelines With Up to 100% Hydrogen Concentration
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Topics: Compression, Energy storage, Hydrogen, Methane, Natural gas distribution, Pipelines
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On Small Scale LNG Concepts

Rainer Kurz, Min Ji, Griffin Beck, Timothy C. Allison
Proc. ASME. GT2021, Volume 8: Oil and Gas Applications; Steam Turbine, V008T20A006, June 7–11, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2021-58989
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2021-58989
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Topics: Liquefied natural gas, Cycles, Compressors, Preferences, Brayton cycle, Compression, Economics , Equipment performance, Gas turbines, Optimization
Proceedings Papers

Assessment of Non-Standard Procedure in Field Testing of Gas Turbine Driven Centrifugal Compressors

Nicola Casari, Ettore Fadiga, Michele Pinelli, Alessio Suman, Rainer Kurz, Kevin C. Davis, Flavio Marin
Proc. ASME. GT2021, Volume 8: Oil and Gas Applications; Steam Turbine, V008T20A002, June 7–11, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2021-04249
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2021-04249
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Topics: Compressors, Gas turbines, Testing, Equations of state, Errors, Fuel consumption, Modeling, Natural gas, Performance, Resistance thermometers
Journal Articles

Analysis of Timewise Compressor Fouling Phenomenon on a Multistage Test Compressor: Performance Losses and Particle Adhesion

Alessandro Vulpio, Alessio Suman, Nicola Casari, Michele Pinelli, Rainer Kurz, Klaus Brun
Journal: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. August 2021, 143(8): 081005.
Paper No: GTP-20-1502
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049505
Published Online: March 31, 2021
View Article titled, Analysis of Timewise Compressor Fouling Phenomenon on a Multistage Test Compressor: Performance Losses and Particle Adhesion
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Topics: Compressors, Particulate matter, Uncertainty
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Deposition Pattern Analysis on a Fouled Multistage Test Compressor

Alessio Suman, Alessandro Vulpio, Nicola Casari, Michele Pinelli, Rainer Kurz, Klaus Brun
Journal: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. August 2021, 143(8): 081006.
Paper No: GTP-20-1503
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049510
Published Online: March 31, 2021
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Topics: Blades, Compressors, Particulate matter, Stators, Rotors, Flow (Dynamics), Dust
Proceedings Papers

Optimal Load Allocation of Compressors Drivers Taking Advantage of Organic Rankine Cycle As WHR Solution

Michele Bianchi, Lisa Branchini, Andrea De Pascale, Francesco Melino, Antonio Peretto, Noemi Torricelli, Rainer Kurz, Daniel Sanchez, Nicola Rossetti, Tommaso Ferrari
Proc. ASME. GT2020, Volume 9: Oil and Gas Applications; Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems; Steam Turbine, V009T21A004, September 21–25, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: GT2020-14466
https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2020-14466
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Topics: Compression, Compressors, Fuel consumption, Natural gas, Organic Rankine cycle, Stress