Compressor Valve Monitoring
Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the most common online condition monitoring technologies
Published Articles
Technical articles published in magazines like CompressorTech2, Hydrocarbon Processing, PTQ, Gas Compression
Compressor Monitoring in a shale oil plant
Often, reciprocating compressors are used to handle very dirty and corrosive gases that have a negative Impact on the life…
Lube oil camouflages component failures
This case study demonstrates a case where – after a safety shutdown – a hyper compressor in LDPE service was…
Abrupt Failures Demand Automatic Shutdown
Modern, online diagnostic and monitoring systems are great things to have for safe and reliable machinery operation. Condition based maintenance,…
Bridging the Gap
In the process industry, it is still common that users strictly separate machine protection equipment from condition monitoring. Machine operators…
Purpose and terminology of condition monitoring systems for recips
The only way to ensure safe, reliable, efficient and economical operation of reciprocating compressors is to monitor them continuously and…
Early, Automatic, Online Failure Detection
In December 2007, the online monitoring system avoided a major and cost-intensive damage at one compressor. The permanent piston rod…
Reciprocating compressors need dedicated online vibration monitoring systems
Avoiding ‘crater maintenance’ and the ‘doom loop’ Reciprocating compressors have a reputation as bad actors among the rotating equipment fleet;…
PROGNOST® used for plunger pump troubleshooting
PROGNOST®-NT system used to troubleshoot installation of water-wash pump at refinery
