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Objective 2
A turbo expander is a machine that continuously expands a gas from a greater pressure to a lower pressure while causing the gas to do work. The turbo expander cools the gas very significantly and the process produces shaft power.
The working components of a turbo expander perform the same functions as a turbine stage. The working principle of a reaction design turbine (turbo expander) is as simple as whirling sprinkler heads or a water wheel driving a mill. There are two basic types of turbine blade designs: the impulse and reaction type.
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In the impulse style of turbine complete gas expansion occurs in the nozzle . The gas passes through one or more rotating buckets thereby reducing initial velocity. The number of buckets depends upon the desired efficiency and power requirement. Turbines smaller than 300hp are usually single stage machines. If these machines must extract high horsepower two or more impellors are used. Large turbines usually use a combination of impulse and reaction blade design.
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Sealing Arrangement for a compressor bearing housing using a buffer gas for Sealing
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All the specifics of the start up, running and shut down procedures for turbo expanders and driven equipment will be covered by the manufactures standard operating procedures. Each manufacture will outline all the operating limits of temperatures, pressures, vibration levels (if installed), speeds etc, of the equipment for the operations personnel. On start-ups some machines may use a pre lube cycle that runs for a set period of time prior to rolling the turbine. This'cyc1e may include the heating of the oil in the reservoir with the use of an emersion heater to a specified temperature. When all conditions are met the expander may be' operated. If the expander uses hot process gas it will have throttling valves to allow gas entry into the turbine.