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ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

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Hello

Someone can suggest me a good engineering book about Gas Compressors?

I would like a book where to see:

-    Overview of all kind of Gas Compressor (Both Dynamic and Positive Displacement)
-    A good engineering treatment for each one. How the specific machine works. Performance and characteristic curve. Regulation. Range: capacity, Compressor ratio, rpm, Psuction, Pdischarge, Max allowable delivery ptressure etc.
-    Range of applicability for each machine with reference to the Oil & Gas sector
-    Packaging.
-    etc
 
The book must be for professional Engineer.


Thank you very much
Westegate

RE: ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

I've been looking for that for 10 years with no success.  I've bought several that looked good in the store, but when I tried to use them for a real-world problem they fell short.

If you're looking for compression within a plant (i.e., controlled inlet stream at reasonably constant pressure) then there are several books that may work.  If you are looking at air compressors there are several good books.  If you're looking at wellsite or gathering gas then there is fundamentally nothing that I've been able to find.

I'm not a plant guy, and any air compression that I do is incidental so I don't think any recommendation I could make in those areas is worth much.  And I don't have any recommendation to make on blood, guts, and feathers compression.  Sorry.

David

David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
www.muleshoe-eng.com
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RE: ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

Heinz Bloch books are usually a good starting point...

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Compressor-Technology/dp/0471727938/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200672210&sr=1-1

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RE: ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

Hi there:

Here are a few typical compression plots:






Thanks,

Gordan

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RE: ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

the Compressed Air and Gas data book by Ingersol-rand

RE: ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

Back in '04 I threw $100 at amazon.com for Royce N. Brown's COMPRESSORS SELECTION AND SIZING (2nd Ed.) that I feel was a good investment.

Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 0-88415-164-6

RE: ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

The Royce book is good.  For an overall understanding I would recommend the GPSA Handbook.  If you want details you're better off reading industry articles.

Also, subcribe to Compressor Technology magazine, it's free.

RE: ENGINEERING BOOK FOR GAS COMPRESSORS

Many years ago, Elliott Compressors put out an excellent (and free if you were a specifier) book on compressors. I don't know if it's still available.

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