Hello, anybody out there has any experience in expander - compressor failure?
Ours is Rotoflow, 4 stage expander - compressor configuration, H2 service in ethylene plant. In July 2008 we experienced a catastrophic failure in Unit-A, both expander & compressor wheel broken into pieces. Normal...
Dear all,
1. We (Ethylene plant) have 3 unit of MHI compressors (centrifugal)designed each at 3100nm3/hr & 8.6 barg disch pressure, 2 unit are motor driven & 1 steam turbine manufactured by Shin Nippon.
2. When the plant was commissioned in ~1995 not much of air demand only 1 compr is...