Thefollowingparameterisrecordedperiodicallyinthis4hours:
AsperAPI618,thepowerconsumptionshallnotbemorethan3%oftheratepowervalueindicatedinthedatasheet.
Ifspecified,thelubeoilandcoolingwaterconsolesalsoshallbesubjectedtothe4hoursmechanicalrunningtestasperrequirementsofAPI614.
Themanufacturershallprovidetablesorcurvesofpowerandcapacityvs.suctionpressurewiththeparameterofdischargepressureattheendofthetest.Thesecurvesortablesshallbeverifiedaginstestimatedcurvesortablesandmakesurethatmeasuredvaluesarewithinacceptancerange.
AsperAPI618,thecylinder,coolingwaterjacketandpipingsystemshallbesubjectedtothehydrostatictesting.Thehydrostatictestingshallbethanat1.5timesmaximumallowableworkingpressureandthepressureshallbeheldforminimum30minutes.
Theheliumleakagetestshallbedoneafterhydrostatictesting,andthetestpressureshallbethesameamountofcompressormaximumallowableworkingpressure.
Reciprocatingcompressorbar-overtestincludesmeasurementsofpistonendclearanceandpistonrodverticalandhorizontalrunoutmeasurement.
Theclearancecanbemeasuredbyinsertingoffillergageorusingaleadwire.
Similarly,thepistonrodhorizontalrunoutshallbeperformedduringtheassemblyandalsoafterthemechanicalrunningtestatthebar-overtest.Therunouttestindicatesthepistonrodsaggingamount.Dialgageisinstalledonthehorizontalsideofthepistonrod,andthenthecompressoristurned,andthepistonrodismovedfromcrank-endtohead-end.
VibrationLimit@CompressorSkid
Iftheanalysisindicatesthevibrationfrequencyisgoingtobelessthan10Hz,thenmagnitudeofvibrationshallnotbemorethan4mil0topeakvalueor8milpeaktopeakvalue.
Ifanalysisindicatesthevibrationfrequencyisgoingtobehigherthan10Hz,thenmagnitudeofvibrationshallnotbemorethan4.5mm/sRMSvalue(0.175in/sRMS)
TheAPI618alsorequiresthatcylinderflangepressurepulsationvibrationshallnotbemorethanof7%ofaverageabsolutelinepressureor3R%whicheverislesser.(theRisthestagepressureratio).Thevibrationamplitudeshouldbemeasuredbydisplacementprobe(proximitorsensor).
Thestandardalsoprovidesthepipingsystemvibrationlimit.Thelimitis0.5mmpeaktopeakor20milpeaktopeakwhenvibrationfrequencyislessthan10Hz.Thelimitis32mm/speaktopeakor1.25in/speaktopeakwhenvibrationfrequencyis10thru100Hz.
Followingcontentprovidessomeotherinformationaboutreciprocatingcompressortesting:
Theapplicablestandardsforthesetestsare:
ThefollowingcomponentsareusedfromJobequipment
Thefollowingcomponentsareusedfromteststand
Thefollowingcomponentsarenotusedinthetest
Thecompressorisassembledinteststandinmanufacturer'sshop.Thethecylindervalveswouldnotbeinstalledtoperformnon-loadcontinuousoperation.
Thecompressorisoperatedatthespecifiedrotatingspeedfor4hourscontinuouslyandmechanicalstability,temperature,pressure,vibrationandnoisearechecked.
After4hourscontinuousoperationthereciprocatingcompressorneedstobestoppedandbearingtemperaturestobemeasured.
Thenthereciprocatingcompressorisdiassmbledandstripdowninspectionisdonebasedtherequirementofinspectionandtestplan.
MeasurementitemsduringMechanicalrunningtest
Therotatingspeedismeasuredbyatachometerevery30minutes.Themeasurementvaluetobeanaveragevalueofthoseindicatedbythetachometer.
Rotatingspeedneedtobebewithinofthespecifiedrotatingspeed.
Thesuppliedanddischargedoiltemperatureofcrankcaseismeasuredbytemperaturegaugesintheshoplubeoilunitevery30minutes.
Thesuppliedanddischargedoiltemperatureneedstobewithinspecifiedvalues.
Thesuppliedoilpressureofcrankcase(bearings)anddischargedoilpressureoflubeoilpumparemeasuredbypressuregaugesinoilunitevery30minutes.
Theobtainedvaluesneedtobeinwithinspecifiedvalues
Theverticalandhorizontalvibrationsofcrankcasearemeasuredattwolocationsbytheuseofashopvibrationmeter.Also,thevibrationatcylinderismeasuredwithrespecttoaxial,horizontalandverticaldirectionsbytheuseofashopvibrationmeter.Vibrationmeasurementneedstobedoneonceduringtestoperation.
Thevibrationofcrankcase(peaktopeak)needstobewithinspecifiedvalues.
Thenoiseismeasuredatadistanceof1mfromthesideofthemainunitandfourdirectionsbyusingashopnoisemeter.Noisemeasurementtobedoneonceduringtestoperation.
Theobtainednoisevalueneedtobewithinspecifiedvalue.
Themeasuredvaluesneedtobewithinspecifiedvalues.
Aftercompletionofsuccessfuloilflushingthelubeoilconsolerunningtestneedstobedone.Runningtestwouldbeperformedbasedonthefollowingconditionsfor4hours,andtemperatureandpressureshallbemeasuredevery30minutes.
NoleakagemustbeseenduringthetestandPressuredropoffilterelementshallnotexceedaspecifiedvalueatoperatingoiltemperature.Noabnormalsoundshallbeconfirmedduringtherunningtest.
Aftercompletionofsuccessfulcoolingwaterflushingthetemperedcoolingwatersystemrunningtestneedstobedone.Runningtestwouldbeperformedbasedonthefollowingconditionsfor4hours,andtemperatureandpressureshallbemeasuredevery30minutes.
NoleakagemustbeseenduringthetestandnoabnormalPressuredropmustbeconfirmed.Noabnormalsoundshallbeconfirmedduringtherunningtest.
Aftercheckingoftheaboveitemsattwotimes,thewaterpumpischangedtoanotherandthesameitemsneedstobechecked.
ThereciprocatingCompressorthermodynamicperformancetestissimilartothecentrifugalcompressor.YoumayreviewCentrigugalCompressorTestingfordetailtestinstruction.
Followingdataneedtobeextractedfromacentrifugalcompressordesignbook,datasheetandoperatingmanualandtobeavailableduringthetest.
SpecifiedOperatingSpeeds
MaximumShaftVibration
LubeOilData
ShaftSeals
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