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Improving the Response Performance of Anti-Surge Control Valve for Gas Compressors

Haruna A. Ogweda
Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria
* Corresponding author
Joseph E. Okhaifoh
Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria
DOI icon 10.24018/ejeng.2021.6.7.2647

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Submitted 2021-11-03
Published 2021-11-26

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Anti-surge control valves are used for the protection of gas compressors by opening to relief sudden pressures (surge) which could damage the compressor internals. It is of great importance that the response of the anti-surge valves to surge detection is swift and within a few seconds since a little delay could cause catastrophic damages to the compressor it is meant to protect. In this paper, a design modification was done on an existing anti-surge valve to improve its response time. The modified system was designed and implemented, installed, and commissioned on a mixed refrigerant compressor. The modified system was tested, and the response performance was recorded. Results obtained showed average percentage improvement of 86% to that of the initial system. Also, the response performance of the modified system was less than 3 seconds as compared to the initial set-up which averages 9 seconds. This is indeed a great improvement in comparison to the initial system.

Keywords: Anti-surge control valve, Compressor, Actuator, Volume booster, Surge

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