Reference Material

Below is a selection of articles and presentations covering various retrofits, product developments and scientific phenomena of relevance for fluid machineries and electrical motors. Please contact Kahlman Technology AB for copies.

  • Number : 2019-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman, New Bearing Technology – Fibre optic sensing enabling industry 4.0, Presented at the 2nd World Congress on Condition Monitoring in Singapore, December 2-5, 2019

  • Number : 2017-2

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman and E. van Genuchten, Fiber optical sensing of bearing performance and pump conditions, Presented at the 46th Turbomachinery & 33rd Pump Symposium in Houston, September 11-14, 2017

  • Number : 2017-1

    Title and details : Article: Bearing materials matter – Silicon nitride, stainless steel, PEEK can prolong bearing life, Interview in COMPRESSORtech2, April 2017

  • Number : 2016-2

    Title and details : Article: Extending the life of pumps and fans, Interview in World Pumps, July-August 2016

  • Number : 2016-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman, New rolling bearing technologies for LNG pumps and vapour recovery units (VRUs), Presented at the LNG18 conference in Perth, April 11-15, 2016

  • Number : 2013-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman, Oil-flooded screw compressors: Predicting MTBF under various H2S, CO2 and H2-rich conditions for rolling bearings designed for process gas use, Presented at the 2013 Gas Machinery Conference in Albuquerque, October 6-9, 2013 (see diagram on top of page)

  • Number : 2012-4

    Title and details : Article: M. Y. Sherif, B. Han, and L. Kahlman, Rolling Contact Fatigue Testing of Stainless Steel and Cobalt-based Components Using Water as the Lubricant, in Bearing Steel Technologies: 9th Volume, Advances in Rolling Contact Fatigue Strength Testing and Related Substitute Technologies, ed. J. Beswick, ASTM International, 162-178, 2012.

  • Number : 2012-3

    Title and details : Presentation: L. Kahlman, Reliable compression of sour and other process gases – Special rolling bearings for oil-flooded screw compressors, Presented at the 41st Turbomachinery & 27th Pump Symposium in Houston, September 24-27, 2012

  • Number : 2012-2

    Title and details : Article: Pumping trends: A large toolbox of solutions – Lars Kahlman on the role of R&D, the demand for better training, and a sense of mission, Interview in Modern Pumping Today, August 2012

  • Number : 2012-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman, Reliable and low-cost compression of sour gas in the oil & gas industry – Special rolling bearings for oil-flooded screw compressors, Presented at the 8 International SOGAT Conference in Abu Dhabi, March 27-28, 2012

  • Number : 2011-1

    Title and details : Presentation: L. Kahlman, A high-performance rolling bearing system for sub-sea screw pumps, Presented at Multiphase User Roundtable (MPUR) Europe in Den Hauge, March 15, 2011

  • Number : 2010-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman, et al., Use of oil-flooded single screw compressors for hydrogen and other gases in a 75000 bpd refinery – Package designs, bearing technology and practical experiences, Presented at the 2010 Gas Machinery Conference in Phoenix, October 4-6, 2010

  • Number : 2007-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman et al., Use of oil-flooded screw compressors with rolling bearings under severe sour gas conditions – The bearing technology and the reference installation, Presented at the 2007 Gas Machinery Conference in Dallas, October 1-3, 2007

  • Number : 2001-2

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman et al., Abrasive-waterjet testing of thermo-mechanical wear of ceramics, Wear, March, 2001

  • Number : 2004-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman et al., Electrical and fire-safe bearings for ventilator motors, Evolution 1/04, 2004

  • Number : 2001-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman et al., Hybrid bearings for electrical machinery, Evolution 3/01, 2001

  • Number : 1999-1

    Title and details : Article: L. Kahlman and I.M. Hutchings, Effect of particulate contamination in grease-lubricated hybrid rolling bearings, Tribology Transactions, Vol. 42, 4, 842-850, 1999

  • Number : 1997-1

    Title and details : PhD thesis: Lars Kahlman, Engineering ceramics for tribological systems : manufacture, properties and testing, 1997

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