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

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  • Haruna A. Ogweda

    (Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria)

  • Joseph E. Okhaifoh

    (Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria)

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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.

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  • Haruna A. Ogweda & Joseph E. Okhaifoh, 2021. "Improving the Response Performance of Anti-Surge Control Valve for Gas Compressors," European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, European Open Science, vol. 6(7), pages 62-68, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejeng0:v:6:y:2021:i:7:id:62647
    DOI: 10.24018/ejeng.2021.6.7.2647
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