41
December
2014
HYDROCARBON
ENGINEERING
Massimiliano Di Febo,
Paganini Pasquale,
and Gaetano Esposito,
IPC, Italy,
discuss
the optimisation of
centrifugal compressor
performance analysis.
C
entrifugal compressors
are a vital component
within process plants.
They are often one of
the most important assets within
these plants and have a critical
impact on capital investment due to
the impact they have on plant
production during temporary
unavailability for maintenance, as
well as repair costs.
Consequences of compressor
failures can be dramatic as repair
processes can be long and costs for
the supply of spare parts and overall
repair process may be high. Hence,
OPT I MAL
analysis
