Compression Machinery for Oil and Gas

Compression Machinery for Oil and Gas is the go-to source for all oil and gas compressors across the industry spectrum. Covering multiple topics from start to finish, this reference gives a complete guide to technology developments and their applications and implementation, including research trends. Including information on relevant standards and developments in subsea and downhole compression, this book aids engineers with a handy, single resource that will help them stay up-to-date on the compressors needed for today's oil and gas applications.

Autorentext
Dr. Brun is the Director of Research & Development at Elliott Group where he leads a group of over 60 professionals in the development of turbomachinery and related systems, products and infrastructures for the different energy industries, including renewable energies. His past experience includes positions in product development, applications engineering, project management, and executive management at Southwest Research Institute, Solar Turbines, General Electric, and Alstom. He holds twelve patents, has authored over 370 papers, and published six textbooks on energy systems and turbomachinery. Dr. Brun is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and won an R&D 100 award in 2007 for his Semi-Active Valve invention. He also won the ASME Industrial Gas Turbine Award in 2016 and 14 individuals ASME Turbo Expo Best Paper/Tutorial awards. Dr. Brun has chaired several large conferences including the ASME Turbo Expo and the Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles Symposium. Dr. Brun is a member of the Global Power Propulsion Society Board of Directors and the past chair of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute Board of Directors, the ASME Oil & Gas Applications Committee, and ASME sCO2 Power Cycle Committee. He is a member of the API 616 Task Force, the ASME PTC-10 task force, the Asia Turbomachinery Symposiums Committee, and the Supercritical CO2 Symposium Advisory Committee. Dr. Brun is currently Executive Correspondent of Turbomachinery International Magazine and an Associate Editor of several journal transactions. His organization is responsible for the design, research and development of Solar's Centrifugal Gas Compressors, including aerodynamic, rotordynamic, and mechanical design. Dr. Kurz attended the Universitaet der Bundeswehr in Hamburg, Germany, where he received the degree of a Dr.-Ing. in 1991. He has authored numerous publications about turbomachinery related topics, is an ASME fellow, and a member of the Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee. He also won the ASME Industrial Gas Turbine Award in 2013. Dr. Kurz is a member of the TPS Advisory committee.

Inhalt
Section 1: Fundamentals of Compression
1. Oil and Gas Compressor Basics

2. Centrifugal Compressors
3. Reciprocating Compressors
4. Compression System Design and Analysis

5. Compressor Testing

   Section 2: Types of Equipment
   6. Centrifugal Compressor

6. Reciprocating Compressor
7. Screw Compressor
8. Integrally Geared Compressors

9. Drivers

   Section 3: Applications
   11. Upstream Gas Gathering

10. Reinjection
11. Gas Lift
12. Gas Plant
13. Pipeline Compression
14. Gas Storage
15. Refinery
16. LNG
17. Fuel Gas Compression

18. Relevant Standards

    Section 4: Technology Developments
    21. Wet Gas Compression

19. Subsea Compression
20. Downhole Compression
21. Hermetically Sealed Compression
22. Linear Motor Compression
23. Supersonic Compression
24. Isothermal Compression
25. Dry Gas Seals