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ON-LINE CLEANING RESTORES COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE.

Author(s) : GRESH M. T.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR REFERS TO RELATIVELY LARGE AXIAL FLOW COMPRESSORS USED ON SYSTEMS, SUCH AS AIR COMPRESSION, WHERE SUBSTANCES CAN BUILD UP AND FOUL THE BLADE PROFILES AND PASSAGES. THIS MAY INTERFERE SERIOUSLY WITH COMPRESSOR EFFICIENCY. CLEANING CAN BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT DISMANTLING BY USING A SIMPLE ABRASIVE LIKE UNCOOKED RICE INTRODUCED TEMPORARILY INTO THE PUMPEDSTREA LIQUID SOLVENTS REQUIRE MORE OFF-LOAD TIME BUT NOT NECESSARILY COMPRESSOR DISMANTLING. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: ON-LINE CLEANING RESTORES COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE.
  • Record ID : 1992-1114
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Hydrocarbon Processing - vol. 70 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 1991/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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