Myth Busters

This year, the TurboTime podcast covered a range of topics such as compressor technology and physics, geothermal, biomass, and micro-reactor power generation.

The November/December 2024 issue highlights emerging decarbonization efforts that integrate hydrogen, ammonia, and new technologies into increasingly intermittent grids.

Part two of this myth on centrifugal compressor maps delves into the map’s extrema: surge and choke.

The 2025 Handbook includes a comprehensive outlook of the power industry and gas turbine market as well as an industry-wide directory and specifications listings.

Part one of this two-part myth on a centrifugal compressor map covers the basic physics of the constant speed head-flow performance lines.

The September/October 2024 issue highlights the dynamic shifts in the global LNG market that are affecting exports, production, capacity growth, and more.

Supercritical CO2 (sCO2) may not have superpowers, but turbomachinery operators try to avoid working near the critical point at all costs.

The July/August 2024 issue offers comprehensive coverage on industrial and aeroderivative gas turbines, steam, and hydro turbines.

Turbomachinery coatings are designed to be an added layer of protection for base materials, but even coatings wear down.

The May/June 2024 issue features coverage of the growing carbon-capture industry, a tour of GE Vernova’s Facility in South Carolina, a Q&A on digital ecosystems with Emerson, and more.

CFD is a great tool, but it takes experienced engineers to get accurate results.

The March/April 2024 issue features insight into how the oil and gas industry is reducing methane emissions, a micro-reactor Q&A with Rolls-Royce, a discussion with GE Vernova on decarbonization, and more.

Green hydrogen is receiving a lot of hype in the news, but a closer look reveals how impractical its future is for power generation.

The January/February 2024 issue features an exploration of digital twins, hydrocarbon challenges for compressors, insights on Ansaldo steam turbines, and more.

Reciprocating compressors present challenges—such as pulsation control, leakage, and mechanical reliability—in CO2 capture and storage applications.

The November/December 2023 issue features augmented and virtual reality coverage, reporting from TPS 2023, a Q&A on air compressors, and more.

Part one of this two-part myth on reciprocating versus centrifugal compressors addresses design and application differences.

Open and shrouded impellers both offer advantages, which are reflected in the respective applications they are used for.

Dual drivers—a combination of an electric motor and a gas turbine to power a centrifugal compressor—play on the individual strengths of each driver in a single package.

As hydrogen continues to dominate discussions about decarbonization and energy security, the fall Sept/Oct 2023 issue of Turbomachinery International features insights from a roundtable of experts and OEMs into hydrogen’s current and projected role in the energy sector.

What are cross-coupling forces really, and should I judge my rotor system stability on them?

In the summer July/Aug 2023 issue of Turbomachinery International, we examine gas turbine and compressor repair and maintenance trends, provide an outlook on the future of hydrogen as a gas turbine fuel, deliver a report on gas turbine sales in 2022, and more.

Debunking the Myth: Embracing Gearboxes for Enhanced Efficiency in Compressor Applications

Debunking the myth on methane leakage in the oil and gas industry. Gas gathering reciprocating compressors are a major source of methane.

ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY IS KEY

Closed loop compressor performance test comparisons

Upgrades required for LNG to meet demand