Compressor And Turbine Shaft Repair A User's Viewpoint

PaperPg. 197-204.Very stringent reliability requirements for large unspared compressors and turbines used in refineries and chemical plants demand the use of considerable judgment when repairing and salvaging shafts. Most repair techniques; flame and plasma spray coatings, detonation gun applied coatings, chrome plating, nickel plating, welding, weld overlaying, cutting undersize, sleeving, and new shafting; are used to make the repair urgency, plant reliability, and machine reliability compatible. The objective is to review machine reliability, to classify repair methods, and to help the user select a good sound repair package