Select, operate, and maintain optimal-cost, high-quality compression equipment that works at peak efficiency with minimum downtime This incredible process gas compressor guide arms you with field-tested techniques for operating, selecting, and maintaining the full range of positive displacement and dynamic compressor operating characteristics, application ranges, efficiencies, reliability, and more. You get complete details on the arrangements, materials composition, and basic laws governing compressor design; expert guidance on operating various types of heavy process industry equipment; tips for selecting optimum compressor configurations, controls, components, and auxiliaries; and much more.

This book describes fresh approaches to compression technology. The authors describe in detail where, why, and how these can be of value to process plants. As such plants have become ever larger and more complex, more technology-intensive solutions have had to be developed for process machinery. The best practices that have emerged to address these requirements are assembled in this book.

Gas compressors tend to be the largest, most costly, and most critical machines employed in chemical and gas transfer processes. Since they tend to have the greatest effect on the reliability of processes they power, compressors typically receive the most scrutiny of all the machinery among the general population of processing equipment. To prevent unwanted compressor failures from occurring, operators must be taught how their equipment should operate and how each installation is different from one another. The ultimate purpose of this book is to teach those who work in process settings more about gas compressors, so they can start up and operate them correctly and monitor their condition with more confidence. Some may regard compressor technology as too broad and complex a topic for operating personnel to fully understand, but the author has distilled this vast body of knowledge into some key, easy to understand lessons for the reader to study at his or her own pace. The main goals of this book are to: Explain important theories and concepts about gases and compression processes with a minimum of mathematics Identify key compressor components and explain how they affect reliability Explain how centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors, and screw compressors function. Explain key operating factors that affect reliability Introduce the reader to basic troubleshooting methodologies Introduce operators to proven field inspection techniques

Compressors are a vital link in the conversion of raw materials into refined products. Compressors also handle economical use and transformation of energy from one for into another. They are used for the extraction of metals and minerals in mining operations, for the conservation of energy in natural gas injection plants, for secondary recovery processes in oil fields, for the utilization of new energy sources such as shale oil and tar sands, for furnishing utility or reaction air, for oxygen and reaction gases in almost any process, for process chemical and petrochemical plants, and for the separation and liquefaction of gases in air separation plants and in LPG and LNG plants. And, as the reader will undoubtedly know, this listing does not even begin to describe the literally hundreds of services that use modern compression equipment.

Compression Machinery for Oil and Gas is the go-to source for all oil and gas compressors across the industry spectrum. Covering multiple topics from start to finish, this reference gives a complete guide to technology developments and their applications and implementation, including research trends. Including information on relevant standards and developments in subsea and downhole compression, this book aids engineers with a handy, single resource that will help them stay up-to-date on the compressors needed for today's oil and gas applications. Provides an overview of the latest technology, along with a detailed discussion of engineering Delivers on the efficiency, range and limit estimations for machines Pulls together multiple contributors to balance content from both academics and corporate research

This book is written as a companion to my book on Gas Engines, (ISBN: 978-1-7345214-0-5). However it can also serve as a stand-alone text. There is nothing magical about reciprocating compressors, how they work or about maintaining them, but they do command respect since they are often compressing highly explosive or toxic gases. As do most authors of text books I will begin with theory. To know how something works is a prerequisite to knowing how to fix it. Many people consider theory a dull topic, but it goes hand in hand with operation and maintenance. So I will begin this book with theory and connect all of the systems in between. Some of the images used herein are sourced from various gas engine/compressor manufacturers including Cooper-Bessemer, Dresser-Clark, Worthington, and Ingersoll-Rand. I took most of the actual photographs while employed by an O.E.M. for over thirty-seven years. While a solid knowledge of compressor theory is critical to understanding how a compressor works, I cannot teach theory without the reader being familiar with the basic Gas Laws and the basic components. Each one of the components and systems illustrated here will be examined in detail by the end of the book. But for now, the basic parts are described very briefly in the introduction. Study the drawing and fix in your mind the names and locations of these major components. Reciprocating Compressors of every size and make are comparable in design and the parts similarly named. Where there are significant differences they will be pointed out.The first time specialized words or terms are used they will be underlined and in this font. Their definitions will be found in a glossary at the back of the book. The numbers of personnel qualified to operate and repair these compressors is facing a shortfall due the retirement of an aging workforce. This has created a need for people in the oil and Gas industry who are formally educated in the maintenance of this equipment. This book provides a good introduction for those seeking employment in the industry.