Updating temperature monitoring on reciprocating compressor connecting rods to improve reliability
| Autor: | Julie Szekerces, M. Affan Badar, Jim Townsend |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0209 industrial biotechnology
Engineering Computer Networks and Communications Mechanical engineering Reciprocating compressors 02 engineering and technology Biomaterials Reciprocating motion 020901 industrial engineering & automation Cost analysis 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Operating cost Civil and Structural Engineering Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes Reciprocating compressor Petroleum engineering business.industry Mechanical Engineering Centrifugal compressor Metals and Alloys Condition monitoring Reliability Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Pipeline transport Temperature monitoring lcsh:TA1-2040 Hardware and Architecture Storage tank 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) business Gas compressor |
| Zdroj: | Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 566-573 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2215-0986 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jestch.2015.09.012 |
| Popis: | In recent years, formerly depleted domestic oil fields have become producers once again through tertiary oil recovery. In tertiary oil recovery, water and Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) are alternatively injected into reservoirs through injection wells. This raises the field pressure and forces oil to producing wells where it is then pumped to a storage tank referred to as a battery. This paper is focused on an operating division in the Permian Basin (USA). The CO 2 is acquired from underground domes in Colorado and then transferred through pipelines to oil fields in West Texas and New Mexico. The compressors are used to move CO 2 and boost the gas to the required field pressure, usually around 2,200 psig. Reciprocating compressors are flexible and able to handle wide capacity and condition swings, offer an efficient method of compressing almost any gas composition in a wide range of pressures and have numerous applications and wide power ratings. This makes them a vital component in various industrial facilities. Condition monitoring of critical rotating machinery is widely accepted by operators of centrifugal compressors. However, condition monitoring of reciprocating machinery such as compressors and internal combustion engines has not received the same degree of acceptance. This paper examines the reliability impact as a result of upgrading the temperature monitoring devices on the connecting rods of electric driven reciprocating compressors. A cost analysis is also presented to demonstrate that the upgrade in hardware and software will eventually yield a saving in the operating cost. |
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