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    Reciprocating compressor blocked discharge protection

    Hi pmover; thanks for your respond. 1) The recycle line is taken from air cooler outlet so the temperature rise is limited. Still I am not sure what is the minimum recycle for a reciprocating compressor? 2) My question was about operational advantage / disadvantage to have a spill back line (...
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    Reciprocating compressor blocked discharge protection

    Hi; I have a 2-stage (tandem) reciprocating compressor train. Each stage has a recycle valve to control the suction pressure. The compressor capacity is control by: • Speed control (only by the 1st stage suction pressure) • Clearance pocket During the HAZOP of the project, it was requested to...
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    Reciprocating compressor

    Many thanks georgeverghese and pmover for your kind response.
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    Reciprocating compressor

    Hi georgeverghese; Many thanks for your kind response. Why should it be opened on manual mode not as part of the compressor sequence? About sequence of the train valve closure and recycle valve opening, I agree with you. However, in my compressor logic diagram, first the inlet/outlet valves...
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    Reciprocating compressor

    Hi; The capacity of a reciprocating compressor is controlled by "variable speed drive " and "pocket clearance". The compressor train has a recycle valve to control the pressure at the compressor suction scrubber ( transmitter is located at the compressor suction scrubber). This is required to...
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    Two stage compressor

    dcasto, Thanks. This can be an arranged operation. My question was about failure of one stage of the compressor during running of the train.
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    Minimum recycle line for reciprocating compresor

    thanks georgeverghese
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    Minimum recycle line for reciprocating compresor

    Hi georgeverghese; Thank you so much for your kind reply. So you also believe that an additional recycle line is not necessary.
  9. AMXX

    Minimum recycle line for reciprocating compresor

    Hi; I have been requested to consider a minimum recycle line for a variable speed electrical reciprocating compressor train which it should be used to protect the system for the train blocked discharge case. For a centrifugal compressor, it is normal to consider a minimum recycle line but for a...
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    Reciprocating compressor suction blockage

    No. There is no high demister DP at all. This is an extreme case which was defined during HAZOP meeting and I need to define its consequences.
  11. AMXX

    Reciprocating compressor suction blockage

    Dear Johnny; Thanks for advice. I consider this one too.
  12. AMXX

    Reciprocating compressor suction blockage

    Dear georgeverghese; Yes you are absolutely right about a & b . I did not think in this way thanks for your kind reply. about the time : 20 second is the maximum time to reach from compressor normal discharge pressure to the trip pressure. Minimum time can be about 5 second. 40 second is the...
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    Reciprocating compressor suction blockage

    Thanks Georgeverghese; yes all these trips are available however activation of them takes times and trip sequence till drive stop step takes about 40 second. In normal shutdown sequence the compressor is received recycle gas but as I mentioned before in this case the compressor cannot receive...
  14. AMXX

    Reciprocating compressor suction blockage

    The one minute is the time from activation of trip function by LL pressure transmitter (<20sec) till the driver stops as per the trip sequence (40sec) . In normal case the gas is circulated till compressor trip sequence can be completed however in this case as the demister is blocked there is no...
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    Reciprocating compressor suction blockage

    Hi; I am investigating a reciprocating compressor suction blockage case. In case of the suction scrubber demister blockage about 1 minutes takes till the compressor driver stops. So during this one minute, the compressor cannot have any feed gas as the recycle valve is recycling the gas to the...
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