compresor damage due to liquid entrainment
compresor damage due to liquid entrainment
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Hello!
Anybody knows how to identify that i have problems due to liquid entrainment in the compressor.
Besides the level control of the scrubber, there is another signal, such as vibrations or something else??
Thanks!!
Anybody knows how to identify that i have problems due to liquid entrainment in the compressor.
Besides the level control of the scrubber, there is another signal, such as vibrations or something else??
Thanks!!





RE: compresor damage due to liquid entrainment
If the liquid does get through the valves in the liquid form, they will fail. The valves may be broken and gas will pass back and forth through the broken valves cause an increase in average cylinder temperature. Hot suction valves is an indication of the problem.
A large amount of liquid will break the pistons or rods and the unit should stop because of vibration or sensing errors. There should not be an escape of gas because the failures are internal.
RE: compresor damage due to liquid entrainment
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist
RE: compresor damage due to liquid entrainment
RE: compresor damage due to liquid entrainment
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist
RE: compresor damage due to liquid entrainment
It might be prudent to put a sensor in the inlet line to detect excessive moisture before you see it at the compressor.
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