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Field Performance Testing and Test Codes for Gas Compressors

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Klaus Brun, Rainer Kurz
Journal: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. June 2025, 147(6): 061009.
Paper No: GTP-24-1565
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066823
Published Online: November 25, 2024
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Topics: Compressors, Flow (Dynamics), Pressure, Testing performance, Uncertainty, Gas compressors, Temperature, Errors
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Field Performance Testing and Test Codes for Gas Compressors

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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
View Paper 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
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Status of Gas Turbine Performance Degradation

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

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

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

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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
View Paper titled, Aerodynamic and Rotordynamic Performance of a Multi-Stage Centrifugal Compressor With High Hub Impellers
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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

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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

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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

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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
View Paper titled, Study to Adapt Industrial Gas Turbines for Significant and Viable CO 2 Emissions Reduction
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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

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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
View Paper titled, CFD Based Investigation of Effects of Liquid Contamination on Dry Gas Seal Performance
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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

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

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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

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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
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Alarms, Shutdowns and Trip Rationalization

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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

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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

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

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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
View Paper titled, Assessment of Non-Standard Procedure in Field Testing of Gas Turbine Driven Centrifugal Compressors
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Topics: Compressors, Gas turbines, Testing, Equations of state, Errors, Fuel consumption, Modeling, Natural gas, Performance, Resistance thermometers
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Analysis of Timewise Compressor Fouling Phenomenon on a Multistage Test Compressor: Performance Losses and Particle Adhesion

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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 Articletitled, 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

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

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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
View Paper titled, Optimal Load Allocation of Compressors Drivers Taking Advantage of Organic Rankine Cycle As WHR Solution
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Topics: Compression, Compressors, Fuel consumption, Natural gas, Organic Rankine cycle, Stress