Increased compressor reliability results in fewer emissions and extended lifetime
During its preventive maintenance cycle, a crop nutrition company and provider of environmental and agricultural solutions identified severe corrosion in a Non-Burckhardt compressor cylinder.
Recognizing the urgency, they sought a reliable and sustainable solution. Burckhardt Compression secured the order for a new cylinder by not only providing an exact replica but also analyzing the entire system and proposing a solution that would address other related issues simultaneously.
The solution offered by Burckhardt Compression was exactly what the customer was looking for. With our systematic approach, our compressor experts not only looked at the obvious issue but wanted to find a holistic solution to improve the reliability and support the customer’s sustainability goals. The compressor has been running without issues for almost two years now and we have received another order for the exact same solution for another compressor.
Matthias Reese, Project Management & Engineering at Burckhardt Compression
Customer challenges
- Heavily corroded cylinder
- Replacement cylinder had to be ready for scheduled shutdown in six months
- Cylinder support broke regularly and caused unscheduled shutdowns
- Searching for reliable and sustainable solution
- Dimensional measurement of installed cylinder had to be taken in one day
Technical data
| Manufacturer | Non-Burckhardt compressor |
|---|---|
| Type | C 304 |
| Power | 2’410 kW / 3’230 hp |
| Speed | 422 rpm |
| Gas | CO2 |
| Suction pressure | 19 bar / 275 psi |
| Discharge pressure | 59 bar / 855 psi |
| Lubrication | yes |
Our solution
- Re-engineering of cylinder with same connection dimension but as one piece (intermediate piece and cylinder)
- Optimized cylinder cooling for better cooling and easier cleaning
- New, more robust cylinder support offered
- Change of material from cast steel to forged steel
- Production and delivery of new cylinder including liner and all covers within set time frame
Customer benefits
- Extended lifetime of compressor
- No unscheduled shutdowns
- Increased availability and reliability
- Improved cylinder support
- Easier maintenance and exchange of cylinder liner
- New one-piece design enables a significant reduction in emissions
- All work done on time and in budget
- Success Stories
- Petrochemical and chemical
- Non-Burckhardt
- Corrective actions
- Preventive maintenance
- Emission management solutions