TECHNOLOGY REPORTS

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GMRC Technology Reports

The GMRC research program at Southwest Research Institute produces technical reports each year for distribution to the gas pipeline industry. These reports are a primary means of technology transfer, and are made available at no charge in electronic format (Adobe Acrobat PDF). Please check this site frequently as selected reports from previous years are converted to electronic format and posted.

	Direct Surge Control by Jack A. Smith
	Integration of Engine and Compressor Controls by Jack A. Smith
	Report No. TA 93-1 "Reciprocating Compressor Foundations: Loading, Design Analysis, Monitoring & Repair A.J. Smalley, J.S. Mandke, P.J. Pantermuehl and R.D. Drummond
	Report No. TA 94-1 Parameter Studies for Enhanced Integrity of Reciprocating Compressor Foundation Blocks Jayant S. Mandke and Anthony J. Smalley
	Report No. TN 96-1 Square Root Error Indicator Gage Line Effects C.R. Sparks and John P. Harrell, Jr.
	Report No. TR 97-1 "Crankshaft Protection: Guidelines for Operators of Slow Speed Integral Engine/Compressors" By A.J. Smalley
	Report No. TR 97-2 Foundation Guidelines By A.J. Smalley and P.J. Pantermuehl
	Report No. TR 97-3 "Friction Tests-Typical Chock Materials and Cast Iron" By A.J. Smalley and P.J. Pantermuehl
	Report No. TA 97-4 "Black Powder"In The Gas Industry" By Richard M. Baldwin
	Report No. TR 97-5 Epoxy Chock Material Creep Tests By Anthony Smalley
	Report No. TR 97-6 Compressor Anchor Bolt Design By P.J.Pantermuehl and Anthony Smalley
	Report No. TR 97-7 Main Bearing Temperature Monitoring By Steve Gomez-Leon and Anthony Smalley
	Report No. TR 00-2 Guidelines for Forensic Analysis of Failed Parts By R. A. Page
	Report No. TR 00-3 Development on an Active Surge Control System By R. J. McKee, C. E. Edlund, and P. J. Pantermuehl
	Report No. TR 00-4 Compressor Station Energy Audit Methodology and Benefits By R. J. McKee, R. E. Harris, and J. P. Harrell
	Report No. TR 00-5 Dynamic Crank Web Strain Measurements for Reciprocating Compressors By Ralph Harris, Carl Edlund, Tony Smalley, and George Weilbacher
	August 2006 Guideline for Field Testing of Gas Turbine and Centrifugal Compressor Performance By Klaus Brun and Marybeth Nored-SwRI Rainer Kurz-Solar Turbines, Inc.; John Platt-BP; Robert Arnold-Duke Energy; Don Crusan-Columbia Gas Transmission; William Couch-El Paso Corp.
	April 2008 Application Guideline for Centrifugal Compressor Surge Control Systems By Klaus Brun and Marybeth Nored-SwRI Rainer Kurz-Solar Turbines, Inc.; John Platt-BP; Bill Elston-Compressor Systems, Inc.; Williams Couch-El Paso Corp.; Randy Raymer-El Paso Corp.; ExxonMobil; Gabriele Mariotti-GE; Robert C. White-Solar Turbines, Inc. December 2008 Full Scale Testing of Centrifugal Compressor Surge to Develop Benchmark Data for Transient Analysis Software By J. Jeffrey Moore, PhD, Augusto Garcia-Hernandez, Matthew Blieske & Klaus Brun, PhD-SwRI Rainer Kurz, Solar Turbines, Inc.; Meron Henry, BP; Angus Sites, ExxonMobil To request test data, please click here.