July 08, 2012 | Success Story, Petrochemical/Chemical Industry, Asia, Hyper Compressor
Upgrade of HP Cartridge for Hyper Compressor
A hyper compressor in an Ethylene plant experienced issues with the high-pressure cartridge. The customer involved Burckhardt Compression to analyze the situation and to make suggestions for improvement and to increase reliability.
Customer Challenges:
- Increase reliability of high-pressure cartridge
- Simplify installation procedure of high-pressure cartridge for lower downtime during service interval
- Material analysis and propose possible improvements
Application Description:
| Type | Other brand hyper / secondary compressor | Gas | Ethylene |
| Power | 21’400 kW / 27’700 hp | Suction pressure
Dircharge pressure |
268 / 1’742 barg
1’742 / 3’100 barg |
| Speed | 214 rpm | Lubrication | Forced lubrication to cylinder |
Burckhardt Compression Solution:
- Finite element analysis (FEA) of high-pressure cartridge
- Indicating improvements for high performance material to be used
- Know-how and experience provided from the market leader in LDPE compressor design
- Upgrade high pressure cartridge to Burckhardt Compression HyproPack™ design
Customer Benefits:
- Shorten the downtime during service interval due to the use of Burckhardt Compression HyproPack™ design
- Simplify installation and ensure higher service quality
- Extend MTBO to highly challenging EVA application
- Warranty on the solution
