Instantaneous angular speed and power for the diagnosis of single-stage, double-acting reciprocating compressor

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-114

  Al Qattan, M J ^a   Al Juwayhel, F ^b   Ball, A ^c   Elhaj, M ^c   Gu, F ^c  

^a Kuwait National Petroleum Company   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition monitoring; Contact damping coefficient; Contact stiffness; Crankshaft radius; Cylinder volume; Discharge pressure; Gas force; Instantaneous angular speed; Instantaneous power consumption; Instantaneous pressure; Mass flowrate; Piston acceleration; Piston velocity; Pressure time diagram; Pressure volume diagram; Spring mass; Suction pressure; Torque; Valve acceleration; Valve displacement; Valve dynamics; Valve effective flow area; Valve velocity; Variable flow coefficient; Volumetric clearance

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; CRANKSHAFTS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DAMPING; DESULFURIZATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FLOW SIMULATION; HYDROGEN; MODELS; POWER CONTROL; STIFFNESS; VALVES (MECHANICAL); VELOCITY;

CONTACT DAMPING COEFFICIENT; CONTACT STIFFNESS; CYLINDER VOLUME; DISCHARGE PRESSURE; GAS FORCE; INSTANTANEOUS ANGULAR SPEED; INSTANTANEOUS POWER CONSUMPTION; INSTANTANEOUS PRESSURE; MASS FLOWRATE; PISTON VELOCITY; SPRING MASS; SUCTION PRESSURE; VALVE ACCELERATION; VALVE DISPLACEMENT; VALVE DYNAMICS; VALVE EFFECTIVE FLOW AREA; VALVE VELOCITY; VARIABLE FLOW COEFFICIENT; VOLUMETRIC CLEARANCE;

CONDITION MONITORING;

EID: 61649083296     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET434     Document Type: Article

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