INDUSTRIAL COMPRESSOR BASIS

Julin Sez Mateo

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Index

1.Introduction

2.Compressor types used in processing plants

3.Methods of capacity control for the Principal types of Compressors

4.Flow capacities and discharge pressures for different compressor types

5.Speed and flow capacity ranges of standard compressor drives

6.Centrifugal compressors

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1. Introduction

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1. Introduction
- The transportation of vapors and gases, as well as the set of required
pressure in different equipment and lines (reactors, instrument air
lines ..etc) is an important portion of the total operating cost of
processing plants

- The optimization of this unit operation can substantially lower the total
operating cost of the plant

- Compressors are gas transportation machines that perform the

function of increasing the gas pressure by confinement or by kinetic
energy conversion

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2. Compressor types used in processing

plants

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

-Principal types of compressors used in processing plants:

-Positive-displacement (pressurize gases through confinement)

- Rotary (blower, helical-screw, lobe, sliding vane, liquid ring)
- Reciprocating

- Dynamic compressors (pressurize gases by acceleration)

-Centrifugal

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

Blower http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_fan

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

Sliding vane compressor

http://www.compair.com/About_Us/Compressed_Air_Explain
ed--03Types_of_compressors.aspx

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

Typically used as a vacuum pump but

can also be used as a gas compressor

Liquid ring compressor

http://www.simerics.com/animation/ring_pump_gas.gif

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

Helical-screw compressor
http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/~sj376/pr_3d.gif

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

Lobe compressor
http://www.simerics.com/animation/lobe_compressor_ani.gif

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

Reciprocating compressor
http://patcelte.chez-alice.fr/animations/pist.gif

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

Axial compressor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_compressor

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2. Compressor types used in processing plants

Centrifugal compressor
http://www.saephils.com/products/aircompressor
s/images/aircomptypes/rotation_model.gif

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3. Methods of capacity control for the

Principal types of Compressors

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3. Methods of capacity control for the Principal types of Compressors

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4. Flow capacities and discharge

pressures for different compressor
types

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4. Flow capacities and discharge pressures for different compressor types

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5. Speed and flow capacity ranges of

standard compressor drives

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5. Speed and flow capacity ranges of standard compressor drives

(1 ft3/min = 1,7 m3/h)

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6. Centrifugal compressors

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6. Centrifugal Compressors
The centrifugal compressor is a machine that
converts the momentum of gas into a pressure
head

The dynamic compressor achieves a pressure

rise by adding kinetic-energy/velocity to a
continuous flow of fluid through the rotor or
impeller

This kinetic energy is then converted to an

increase in static pressure by slowing the flow
through a diffuser

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6. Centrifugal Compressors

Rotor or impeller

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6. Centrifugal Compressors

Impeller Diffuser

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6. Centrifugal Compressors

Diffuser

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6. Centrifugal Compressors

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Sources

Photos and Illustrations:

Photos of compressors taken from internet

Explanations:

Instrument Engineers Handbook-Fourth Edition

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