13. Juli 2014 | Petro-/Chemische Industrie, Success Story, Hyper-Kompressor, Europa
Load Recalculation – Other Brand Hyper Compressor
The design and safety settings needed updates on this hyper compressor – a non-Burckhardt brand. But Burckhardt Compression engineers with their know-how and experience provided improvement recommendations to bring the compressor into a better state.
Customer Challenges:
- Verify the actual operation conditions and loads on its components
- Evaluate and indicate optimized 1st and 2nd stage design for safe operation
- Define the mechanical balance between the 1st and 2nd stage, at lowest 1st stage suction pressure for each gas composition
Application Description:
| Type | Other brand hyper / secondary compressor | Gas | Ethylene |
| Power | 2’600 kW / 3’500 hp | Suction pressure
Discharge pressure |
230 barg
2’550 barg |
| Speed | 250 rpm | Lubrication | Forced lubrication to cylinder |
Burckhardt Compression Solution:
- Analyse the actual design and safety settings of the existing layout considering main drive maximal shaft power
- Indicating possible improvements for the re-balancing between 1st and 2nd stage provides safe operation
- Know-how and experience provided from the market leader in LDPE compressor design.
- Provide fully documented analysis and improvement recommendations
Customer Benefits:
- Know the actual loads on the components and showing ways for its optimized distribution
- Optimizing the maximum flow for each operating case
- Receive the recommendation for optimized loads on the yoke and increased compressor safety.
- Increase operational safety and improve compressor performance
