Compressor performance
Prediction of centrifugal compressor performance
CompressorTech2, May 2012.
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Selected IPC publications related to centrifugal compressor performance prediction, off-design analysis, monitoring, diagnostics and compressor control optimization.
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A focused collection of IPC articles supporting the engineering background behind CMap, compressor performance transformation and condition-consistent diagnostics.
Performance prediction
Prediction of compressor performance
Turbomachinery International, September 2012.
Compressor protection
Protecting high pressure centrifugal compressors
Turbomachinery International, April 2013.
Inlet conditions
Influence of inlet parameters on compressor performance
Gas Machinery, August 2013.
Optimization
Optimal analysis
Hydrocarbon Engineering, December 2014.
Operating conditions
Under the influence
Hydrocarbon Engineering, February 2015.
Quantitative assessment
Quantitative assessment of compressor performance
Turbomachinery International, January 2017.
Engineering analysis
A delicate task
Hydrocarbon Engineering, May 2017.
Test data
Aligning compressor test data
World Pumps, July 2017.
Performance prediction
Predicting performance
Hydrocarbon Engineering, August 2017.
Performance determination
Determining performance
Turbomachinery International, October 2017.
Performance test
Simulation of compressor performance test
Turbomachinery International, January 2018.
CMap
Predicting performance with CMap
World Pumps, January 2018.
Off-design conditions
Prediction of performance in off-design conditions
Gas Compression, February 2018.
Prediction accuracy
Predicting with precision
Hydrocarbon Engineering, July 2018.
Performance improvement
Rising performance
Turbomachinery International, August 2018.
Map transformation
Modification of performance
Gas Compression, September 2018.
Off-design prediction
Prediction of performance in off-design conditions
Petroleum Africa, December 2018.
Monitoring
Compressor performance monitoring
Gas Compression, March 2019.
Control systems
Optimizing compressor control systems
Turbomachinery International, March 2019.
Compressor maps
Mapping out possibilities
Hydrocarbon Engineering, May 2019.
Gas composition
In the mix
Hydrocarbon Engineering, August 2019.
Monitoring software
Centrifugal compressor monitoring software
Flow Control, September 2019.
Control optimization
Control system optimization
Gas Compression, September 2019.
Advanced modeling
Advanced modeling for compressor operation
Gas Processing, October 2019.
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