Emerson machinery health moves into reciprocating compressors 07 February 2013

Critical reciprocating compressors have been added to the portfolio of plant equipment now protected by Emerson Process Management's Smart Machinery Health system.

Bjorn Salomon, general manager of Emerson's machinery health management business, makes the point that common compressor issues can be predicted before they cause process upsets, so minimising lost production and repair costs.

Adding these major plant items to Emerson's maintenance management system means that rotating and reciprocating plant can now be monitored through one system.

"Operators and maintenance personnel [can] confidently act early to maintain equipment health, while ensuring API [American Petroleum Institute] standards compliance," states Salomon.

Emerson's reciprocating compressor system includes standard protection functionality as specified in API 670 and 618, and adds predictive monitoring to identify a plant's most worying issues: valves, pressure packing, rider bands and rod faults.

Its CSI 6500 Machinery Health Monitor with PeakVue technology monitors ultrasonic emissions to determine valve health – reported as the number one maintenance issue by users.

Transient monitoring of rod position identifies abnormal or excessive changes in rod position before it impacts pressure packing, and monitors vertical rod position to track rider band wear.

Advanced asset management capabilities enable users to view rod position via 2D plots, illustrating piston rod dynamic motion live, paused and replayed.

Brian Tinham

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