GE

Oil & Gas

Centrifugal Compressor Performance Test

Course Description
This course is designed to provide basics of Centrifugal Compressor performance evaluation.

Course Content
1. GE Oil & Gas Centrifugal Compressors introduction & Overview
2. Compressor Performance Curves
Introduction to the Thermodynamics planes
Discharge pressure/Inlet flow
Polytropic Head/ Inlet Flow
Pressure Ratio/ Inlet Flow
Compressor Shaft Power/Inlet Flow
Polytropic Efficiency /Inlet Flow
Discharge Temperature / Inlet Flow
3. Abnormal operating Conditions Overview
Choking
Surge
4. Compressor Regulation
Basic principle of Compressors Operations
System Resistance Curve Modification
5. Off Design Operations
Effect of the Molecular Weight variation
Suction Temperature variation
Suction Pressure variation
Compressor Internal Leakage
Fouling effect
6. Antisurge Protection System
Protection System Philosophy Overview
7. Introduction to Nuovo Pignone Test Facilities
8. Explanation of the Compressor Thermodynamic Calculations
Head
Flow
Efficiency
Polytrophic coeff.
Mechanical power
Gas power
9. Nuovo Pignone Perfomance Test
Overview of the several test types
Overview on the difference between ASME Type 1 and Type 2 test
Description of auxiliaries system utilized during the test
Description of the test loop
10. Change of Operating Parameters: effects on the performance
Variation of centrifugal compressor operating range

Course Duration: 2 days