GAS COMPRESSORS

EXPERIENCE AND
COMPETENCES
RAMBOLL OIL & GAS

OUR CAPABILITIES WITHIN

GAS COMPRESSORS
FULL PACKAGE EXPERTISE AND COMPETENCES WITHIN
ALL TYPES OF GAS COMPRESSORS

Gas compressors are advanced and

state-of-the-art machines. They are
often very powerful machines
demanding shaft powers of many
Megawatts. Ramboll has the
expertise and experience to advise
about the most optimal type to be
selected in a given application. This
may be the basis for the further
specification of the compressor.

Compressor types and drivers

For natural gas compression in
various compression services
onshore or offshore, the following is
an overview of the normally used
types:
Reciprocating: API 11p/ISO 13631,
API 618/ISO 13707
Rotary screw: API 619/ISO 14440
Centrifugal: API 617/ISO 10439
The most common drivers for gas
compressors are either electric
motors (fixed speed or VFD) or gas
turbines.Diesel or gas engines are
also selected from time to time.

Specifying the equipment

Specifying these advanced
machines require specialist rotating
equipment engineers with expertise
in the relevant API/ISO standards,
materials expertise and intensive
knowledge about the
instrumentation and shaft sealing
systems.

The specification of the correct

type of machine for the purpose is
essential for the process and the
plant's availability. The specification
of the machine auxillaries are also
very important parameters.

Package engineering
Many of our clients prefer that the
engineer responsible for the
specification follows the package
from tendering through technical
bid evaluation, purchase, vendor
documentation control up to final
tests. A number of our engineers
are very experienced in this

concept. More variations and

options of the package engineering
concept is possible and may be
agreed on a case-by-case basis.

Important issues
There are a number of issues to
consider when selecting and
specifying compressors. These
include:
Design conditions and basis
Process design and simulations
Noise and vibration acceptance
levels
Electric power availability
Operation/maintenance
philosophy
Availability/reliability goals
Client's existing machine pool
Cost and delivery time
Design life span and LCC

Our services
Consultancy on early stage of the
project regarding selection of
concept of machinery and driver

INFORMATION AND CONTACT

RAMBOLL OIL & GAS

Please contact one of the following offices for further

information on Ramboll's gas compressor experience
and competences:

Ramboll Oil & Gas, Denmark, Copenhagen:

Ole Hansen, Director of Process Plant Dept., +45 4598
8740
Jens S. Jakobsen, Senior Mechanical Engineer, +45
4598 8875

Ramboll Oil & Gas, Denmark, Esbjerg:

Ken Larsen, Head of Mech. & Piping Dept., +45 7913
7270, e-mail: kel@ramboll.com
Kristian Lund Jepsen, Senior Chief Consultant, +45
7913 7324, e-mail: kuj@ramboll.com
Ramboll QA Consulting, Esbjerg:
Henrik Lynge, Senior Mechanical Engineer, +45 7611
4022, e-mail: hl@qaconsulting.dk

Ramboll Oil & Gas, Norway, Sandefjord:

Henning Flingtorp, Managing Director, +47 3351 1516
Pawan Kumar, Mechanical Engineer, +47 3351 1490

For more information, please visit our website

www.ramboll-oilgas.com

Preparation of mechanical data

sheets for machine, sealing
system, auxillaries as well as the
driver
Preparation of test and
documentation requirements
Preparation of complete
requisition document for the
tender package
Package engineering and followup throughout the contracting
phase, the manufacturing and
assembly, FAT and installation at
client's site.

Turbo generators
Turbine driven water injection
pumps
Modifications

Zero flare systems

Flare gas recovery systems are
becoming more and more
implemented on new and existing
oil and gas installations in Europe.
Gas from the flare system is
collected in a vessel and
recompressed back in the process.
Only in the case of a major process
upset, gas flows to the flare tower
and is ignited.

RELATED TOPICS AND SERVICES

Gas turbines
Ramboll has further extensive
experience within gas turbines and
similar services are provided for
these. Often compressor packages
offshore are gas turbine driven.
Within the field of gas turbines the
following is also covered by
Ramboll's experience:

Trouble-shooting and maintenance

Our newly acquired company
Ramboll QA Consulting offers
services within commissioning,
trouble-shooting and maintenance
of compressors and gas turbines.

These services includes kit solutions

where complete kits including all

necessary parts and consumables
for major overhauls and for any
foreseen breakdown are organised
in complete boxed kits -ready for
shipment to the installation in need
of the items.

Our references
Ramboll has a number of references
for design and specification of
related equipment, including flare
gas re-compressors. The recompressor is often either a Roots
blower or a screw compressor. API
617 internally geared centrifugal
compressors may also be used in
this application. Our references in
this field include the following:
NEXUS I FPSO (Client: NEXUS/
APL, Norway)
South Arne platform (Client: Hess
Denmark)
Harald A platform (Client: Maersk
Oil, Denmark)