Abstract: The accurate prediction of centrifugal compressor stability continues to be an important area of interest in the oil and gas industries. Ensuring stability is critical to the cost-effective ...

Abstract: The energy industry depends on centrifugal compressors to produce, process, reinject, and transport many different gases. Centrifugal compressors use one or more impellers to impart momentum to ...

Abstract: The use of gas bearings has increased over the past several decades to include microturbines, air cycle machines, and hermetically sealed compressors and turbines. Gas bearings have many advantages ...