Compressor Training for Operation Personnel
Compressor Applications for Operation Personnel
Compressor types
- Positive displacement - Examples
- Dynamic - Examples
Vapor Recovery Application - Rotary Vane
Low Pressure Application - Rotary Screw
Gathering Compression-Reciprocating
- Package Components and functions
- Cylinder design and applications
- Valve Design and application
- Capacity control types
- Cylinder unloading design and application
- Value of proper loading on Fuel saving and maintenance
Cooler styles and application
- Cooler design and temperature issues
- Understanding cooler approach designation
Conditions of loading
- Loading philosophy
- Loading corner points
Loading point concerns
- Working Pressure (MAWP)
- Temperature
- Rod Load
- Volumetric Efficiency
- Volume Control
- Compression Efficiency
- Range
- Speed
Multi stage loading analysis
Compressor Theory for Operations Personnel
Gas properties
- Gas behavior
- Density
- âkâ Value
- Molecular Weight
- Specific Gravity
- Types of gases
Capacity / Flowrate
- ACFM vs MMscf/d
- Cylinder capacity
Volumetric efficiency
- Cylinder clearance
Gas pressure
- Gauge pressure
- Absolute pressure
- Barometric pressure
Compression ratio
Gas temperature
- VE vs. temperature
Power required
- Components
- Bhp chart
Gas rod load
- Gas vs. Dynamic vs. Net vs. External
- Formulas
Staging
Compressor Safety and Basic Procedures for Operations Personnel
Startup procedures
- Unit Blow down
- Fuel and/or instrument air block valves
- Process gas purge
- Main inlet valve control
- Discharge block valve control
- Speed control
- Resets of panel and fuel valve
- Pre-lube operations
- Starter engagement intervals
- Oil pressure observations
- Warm up and loading
- Full load operation
Shutdown procedures
- Normal shutdown
- Faulted shutdown
Troubleshooting/common problems
- Engine
- Compressor
Safety Tips
Maintenance / PM
Operator logs
Routines / Awareness
Failure evaluation
Test: GCC will provide 6 basic problems for operations personnel to solve.
Two on each area.