Turbomachinery Controls Podcast

Tri-Sen
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Short, informal conversations about turbomachinery controls and turbine safety questions, ideas, innovations, tips, and tricks.

Episodes

  1. 07/20/2021

    Advanced Surge Control Algorithm Fiction

    In this episode, Jim and Tom discuss the claim that an advanced surge control/process control algorithm allows operators to set their compressor surge control setpoint closer to the compressor surge line.

    7 min

  2. 05/21/2021

    Compressor Stall, Incipient Surge, and Surge

    In this episode, Jim Jacoby, Tyson Johncock, and Tom Bailey try to come to an agreement on the difference (if there is one) between compressor stall (rotating stall), incipient surge, and surge.

    15 min

  3. 05/02/2021

    Compressor Surge Margin (part 2 of 2)

    In this episode, Jim, Tyson, and Tom continue their compressor surge margin conversation, attempting to summarize how and why specific surge margin values are selected.

    17 min

  4. 04/06/2021

    Compressor Surge Margin (part 1 of 2)

    In this episode Jim Jacoby, Tyson Johncock, and Tom Bailey  discuss compressor surge margin. Specifically; what is compressor surge margin, what are the compressor surge margin variations, and what compressor surge margin value do you use?

    12 min

  5. 03/27/2021

    Integrated Turbine Control (Part 3)

    In this, third- of-three episode, Bill Barkovitz, Jim Jacoby, and Tom Bailey discuss the limits of turbomachinery controls integration.

    6 min

  6. 03/21/2021

    Integrated Turbine Control (Part 2)

    In this second-of-three episodes Tom and Bill Barkovitz (President at Tri-Sen) discuss integrated turbine control. Specifically, why people still specify disintegrated systems, and commercial benefits of an integrated solution.

    5 min

  7. 03/14/2021

    Integrated Turbine Control (Part 1)

    In this part one-of-three episodes, Jim and Tom discuss integrated turbine control. Specifically what it is,  who it benefits and how.

    7 min

  8. 11/17/2020

    Do I need Surge Detection?

    In this episode we discuss when and if, having independent surge detection is a good idea.

    8 min

  9. 11/03/2020

    Anti-Surge Control Flow Transmitter Fallback

    Tom and Jim discuss whether it's a good idea to "freeze" - assert a static value - for  the anti-surge control flow measurement if the flow transmitter  fails.

    4 min

  10. 11/03/2020

    Anti-Surge Valve partial stroke testing

    Tom and Jim discuss whether anti-surge valve (ASV) partial stroke testing is a feature end-user's are looking for (or should be looking for.)

    5 min

  11. 11/03/2020

    Hydraulic Trip Block Metal

    Tom and Jim discuss why and when different metals are used in the design of hydraulic trip blocks.

    5 min

  12. 11/02/2020

    API670 Committee Makeup

    Tom and Jim discuss three questions regarding the makeup of the of the American Petroleum Institute (API) 670, committee. The questions discussed are: What's the makeup of the API670 committeeWhat's the role of "solution providers" within the API670 committeeAre solutions providers "over-represented" in the API670 committee

    8 min
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