snirTe018 Ant-surge protection system for compressors | Turbomachinery Magazine THE GLOBAL JOURWAL OF ENERGY EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL Turbomachinery 8100 MAGAZINE HANDBOOK RESOURCES SUBSCRIBE SHOP ADVERTISE Wo items: s0.00 \ ct Speed control takes a VOITH new turn towards the future VECO-Drive Mobility. Collaboration. , Better Asset Management. | !22m More oy ‘See more > Anti-surge protection system for compressors ‘By Ola Lyons = On Aprils, 2085 Username Password ios in This the frst of Forgot Password? free part series by the author. This article explains surge phenomena and = scusses why the antisurge protection system isa very important p of acompressor surge Itis« phenomena accompanied by centrifugal compressors having continuous flow ret, gas path inside compressor flows having an acceptable value of edées and vortices but these eddies and vortices exceeded the acceptable design limit that case willbe called rotating stall and flow ‘separation wil take place decreasing static pressure causing reversal g flow leading to high ‘temperature and noise due to fition taking place between gas and stationary parts of compressor. Flow reversal take place a discharge pressure increases relatively compared to decrease of state pressure of suction by which this static pressure isthe potential force that moves the gas inside the hntpshwwu.turbomachinerymag.comdant-surge-protection-system-fr-compressors! 4snirno18 ‘Ant-surge protection system for compressors | Turbomachinery Magazine compressor while the dynamie pressure is the kinetic energy converted to pressure energy in itfuser due to work done by compressor on compressed gas a8 a compression process, Blockage of downstream In case of blockage in downstream of compressor or blockage in certain stage of compressor, this can cause a hazard effect on compressor performance as itleacsto severe surge condition as ‘ollons, 1) Rapid rise in discharge pressure of compressor tea value higher t 2) Reversal ow of compressor back from downstream accompanied by high noise and vibrations amplitudes, 53) nceease in gas temperature due to fection of reversed gases and in path gases, 4) Decrease n suction pressure of compressor For team turbine operated compressor += Increase in steam consumption of turbine. 1 Increase in exhaust aressure and temperature of turbine due to excess steam ‘consumption. 1 Decreasing turbine efficiency and require more horse power (torque) in order to ‘compress gases. ‘= Scope on coneition monitoring = Steam turbine out of control as steam consumption reached maximum, * Control valve opening reach maximum, "Compressor surging and unable to pass compressed gases to downstream due to blockage. Remedies = Opening ant-surge valves to circulate gases = Opening circulation (ant-choke) valve to circulate gases between different casing in mult stage and mult casing compressors. 1 Placing safety relief valve at discharge line with a set point equal tothe safe limit of ‘compressor discharge pressure. 1 Opening vent valve on compressor discharge to escape gas pressure to atmosphere. “These actions wil take place before steam turbine reach maximum speed and over-speed trp ‘where ater over-speed tip the turbine wilunder come high thermal tresses and can teach higher cftial speeds that should be overcome with an extra flow of steam which willnot be found as boler capacity wllnot cover it Algo ta overcome choking of compressor due to huge rise of rotating speed Poo sponse fo anti-surge protection system ‘Antisurge protection system isa very important part of comprassor but itis not presented n ant surge valves only but it contains a several devices that integrate all together to give an output which isthe safe protection set-point for machine. ‘Antisurge protection system has several points af contol in other words its degree difers according to numberof parameters measured and integrated processed data together to obtain the final result which willbe applied as an action, In the next par, the author discusses the parameters affecting the ant-surge control systems; the ‘types of ASCS, explains their advantages, and elaborates their uses. -ntps:ihwwturbomachinerymag.convant-surge-protectlon-system-for-compressors! 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