Retrofitting gear couplings with diaphragm couplings

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6467146

Mancuso, J R ^[1]

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1. Zurn Industries, Inc., Erie, PA (US)

Retrofitting a coupling should not be an afterthought when upgrading a system. Couplings are an integral part of a drive train and should be a major consideration. This article discusses guidelines that should be used when replacing gear couplings with diaphragm couplings. Reviewed are the coupling selection process: how and to what extent the desired diaphragm couplings should be matched to the gear coupling. Also discussed are the details of coupling modification that can be made to accommodate system performance. Included are how changes in materials, configuration and design can help tune a diaphragm coupling to meet the characteristics of the previous gear couplings. The article also discusses the retrofit process for a specific syngas train at International Minerals and Chemical Corp., Sterlington, La.

• OSTI ID: 6467146
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States), Vol. 67:10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
SYNGAS PROCESS
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DIAPHRAGM
GEARS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
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MACHINE PARTS
MANAGEMENT
MUSCLES
ORGANS
PROCESSING
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