Reciprocating compressors require more maintenance than rotating turbomachinery, such as the centrifugal compressor, but they are typically monitored less, or even incorrectly, by comparison. The ...

Traditional compressor monitoring has focused on velocity vibration and rod drop. Hardy provides two additional measurement techniques, Impact and Triangulated Rod Drop, that were developed especially ...

Takao Koga, Kobelco EDTI Compressors Inc. A fuel gas boosting compressor is the “blood pump” for gas turbine power plants because if the fuel gas compressor fails, the gas turbine power plant stops ...

An air compressor, also known as an air pump, is a device that converts the mechanical energy of a prime mover (usually an electric motor) into the pressure energy of gas. Its core function is to ...

This is the first of three articles that describe BP’s experience with reciprocating compressor damage from liquids intrusion at two facilities, in Oklahoma and Alaska. Due to the different damage ...

A common cause of premature reciprocating compressor failure is overheating. A recip that is running too hot will surely fail before its time. A service tech should always look for this potential ...