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Machine Description:IRN75-Air Cooled

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CONTENTS:

1. Checklist for equipment and instruments

2. Operational Qualification

3. Performance Qualification

4. Handover Certificate
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CHECKLIST FOR INSPECTION OF AIR COMPRESSOR

Sr. Item Acceptance Criteria Qty. Observation

No.
1. Compressor Rotary Air compressor 1

2. Motor for Capacity: 75Kw; 3 Phase 1

compressor.

3. After cooler Shell and tube type air 1 The Nirvana Oil-Free
cooled compressors are suited with
Aluminum tube coolers with
carbon steel shell. The coolers
are shell and tube design. To
protect the after-cooler from
damage due to compressed air
pulsations, the compressed air
is passed in the tubes, and
cooling water in the shell.
4. Inter cooler Shell and tube type air 1 The Nirvana Oil-Free
cooled compressors are suited with
Aluminum tube coolers with
carbon steel shell. The coolers
are shell and tube design. To
protect the intercooler from
damage due to compressed air
pulsations, the compressed air
is passed in the tubes, and
cooling water in the shell.
5. Moisture separator Moisture separator with 1 Moisture separator will
drain valve. condensate solenoid
values
6. Oil Cooler Shell and tube type air 1 The Nirvana Oil-Free
cooled compressors are suited with
admiralty Aluminum tubes
coolers with carbon steel shell
(oil cooler).In oil cooler, water
is in the tube / oil in the shell
7. Safety interlock Pressure switch suitable for 1 Inbuilt safety interlocks
pressure switch water and lubricating oil are available and
monitored in the control
panel
8. Control panel Control panel should have 1
switches for ON & OFF.
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9. Microprocessor Microprocessor with all The Nirvana Oil-Free

units: 1 compressor includes a
microprocessor based control
Power unit module, which provides for
Processor module starting, variable speed
Make: IR control, pressure control,
operating control and safety
control of the unit.

Checked By:
Date:
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INSTALLATION QUALIFICATION

1. Purpose:
The purpose of Installation Qualification is to establish that the equipment and components
are as per the specifications, are checked, calibrated and are installed as per the approved
design.

2.Critical variables to be meet:

Critical variables to be met Acceptance criteria Observation Checked By

1. Services to be provided

1.1 Cooling water for Differential temperature of inlet CTD of 8 Deg C

compressor. and outlet line should not be less
than 8 C and should not be
more than 12 C.
1.2 Electrical supply (Check a. Voltage: 400 volts.( +/- Voltage : 415 V
the electrical supply 10%)
required) b. Phases: 3 Phase
c. Frequency: 50 Hz
2. Installation of main unit

2.1 A process and instrument All instrument and components As per P&ID
diagram (P and ID) should are to be installed as per P and attached.
be available. ID.
2.2 Calibration of temperature All gauges should be calibrated As per
and pressure transmitters. as per respective SOP Manufacturer’s
global standards
2.3 Main unit assembly. a. The entire assembly of Entire package is
compressor, after cooler, inter mounted on a
cooler and motor shall be common skid
mounted on a common mild and enclosed in a
steel stand to form a compact sound
lay out (skid mounted). accentuated
enclosure
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Critical variables to be Acceptance criteria Observation Checked By

met
2.4 Compressor and motor a. Compressor and motor should be The NIRVANA
alignment. properly fixed on a fabricated MS OIL FREE
structure by using foundation compressor
bolts. utilizes an
b. Alignment of compressor and HPM® (Hybrid
motor pulley should be checked. Permanent
Magnet®) motor
to control the
speed of the
compression
module. The
HPM® motor
rotor mounts
directly to the
bull gear shaft
and is mounted
with AVM
supports. The
HPM® motors
carry the
following
approvals:
CSA Certified
CE Marked
UL Recognized
(Canada and
U.S.)
2.5 Pressure gauges a. Pressure gauges should be By using the user-
provided at the compressor friendly controls
(menu and status
cooling water inlet and outlet. buttons / scroll
Range: 0 to 6.0 kg/cm arrows), an
b. Pressure gauges should be extraordinary
provided for lubricating oil, inter amount of
information is
stage pressure.
readily available
Range: i) 0 to 6.0 kg/cm2 providing the
ii) 0-4 kg/cm2 temperature and
c. Pressure gauges should be pressure
provided for discharge air information.
pressure. Range: 0 to 16.0 kg/cm

3. Safety points
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Critical variables to be Acceptance criteria Observation

met
3.1 Earthing strips a. The material used should Available
be Galvanized Iron.
b. For mechanical strength the
strip should not have a
cross sectional area less
than 25 mm X 3 mm.
The continuity strip on the
various floors and staging
should be connected
together with two or more
similar conducting strips,
which connect to the main
earth point in the building.
3.2 Equipment safety a. A pressure switch should be %Energy Savings features
interlock switches. provided for low oil includes: a) average package kW
hrs; b) average % capacity; c)
pressure. average capacity; d) energy cost; e)
energy savings; f) lifetime energy
savings
% Capacity
Package kW
Package Discharge Temperature
Package Discharge Pressure
Inlet Vacuum
Inlet Filter
Oil Filter Pressure Drop
First Stage Inlet Temperature
First Stage Airend Discharge
Temperature
Second Stage Inlet Temperature
Second Stage Inlet Pressure
Second Stage Airend Discharge
Temperature
Second Stage Airend Discharge
Pressure
Bearing Oil Pressure
3.3 Safety guards All moving parts should Not applicable
have safety guards.

3.4 Microprocessor a. It should be enclosed in a Available as a part of the

panel. electrical panel
b. Instruction manual should be
provided.

3. References:
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4. Documents to be attached:

5. Any changes made against the formally agreed parameters.

6. Review (Inclusive of follow up action, if any):

7. Recommendations:

8. Installation qualification signing off:

OPERATION QUALIFICATION
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1. Purpose:
The purpose of operational Qualification is to establish that individual components and
machine i.e. the entire system as a whole is functioning as specified.

2. Critical variables to be met:

Critical variables to be met Acceptance criteria Observation

1. Check functioning of all a. All valves should be functional.

valves. b. All valves should be opened in
Clockwise direction and closed
in anti-clockwise direction.
2. Start the air compressor a. Air compressor should start and Noted
as per SOP/manual. be operational.
3. Check the direction of a. Direction of rotation should be Noted
rotation of the as specified.
compressor drive
system.
4. Check the compressor a. Should not be more than 10 kg/ Noted
discharge pressure. cm2.
5. Check the compressor a. Should not be less than 1.5 kg / As per design standards.
oil pressure. cm and more than 3.0 kg / cm2.
6. Check the jacket inlet a. T Should not be less than 8C Inline to design standards
and outlet temperature. and should not be more than 12
C
7. Check each safety and a. Each safety and panel Noted and as per design
Microprocessor Parameters should be standards
Parameters functional.
8. Check the loading a. Loading-unloading should be at Set as per demand
unloading. Set value. requirements and inline
with the design
standards.
9. Check the safety a. Compressor should trip at low Alarms are inline to the
2
interlock switches oil pressure 1.0 kg / cm and design standards
operation indicating the fault on applicable for rotary
Microprocessor screen. screw compressors
Bearing Oil Low Pressure
Bearing Oil High
Temperature
Bearing Oil High Pressure
10. Check Air drier interlock a. Compressor should trip if Not applicable
Respective Air drier trips.
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3. References: (if any)

4. Documents to be attached:

5. Any changes made against the formally agreed parameters.

6. Review (Inclusive of follow up action, if any):

7. Recommendations:

8. Operational qualification signing off:

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PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION

1. Purpose:
The purpose of Performance Qualification is to confirm that the Air compressor is capable of
producing required moisture, oil free compressed air and is capable of consistently
performing as it is purposed to perform.

2. Critical variables to be met:

Check the following parameters of Air compressor and monitor it for three consecutive
days. Report of each parameter of three days to be attached.

Critical variables to be met Acceptance criteria Observation

1. Check the discharge It should not be more than 10 Kg/cm .

pressure of
compressor
2. Check the oil pressure. It should be 1.5 – 3.0 Kg/cm
3. Loading-unloading It should be at set value.
4. Check the oil traces Should not be traceable. Qualifies for
through discharge air. Class 0 Air quality
standards.
5. Microprocessor Programmable operation As per
checks a. Check performance of key to enter manufacturer
system. standards
b. Check performance of key to reset applicable
system.
c. Check performance of key to observe
last fault.
d. Check performance of key for running
Hours.
e. Check performance of key for display
f. Check the performance of “Dtls” key for
information of tripping.
g. Check the performance of “system details
’’ key for display system details.
h. Check the performance of “Maint.
Schedule” key for display information
about compressor maintenance
i. Check the performance of “Timer” key to
set & display timer status.
j. Check the performance of “Run Hours”
key to display running time of compressor.
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Critical variables to be Acceptance criteria Observation

met
Contd... k. Check the performance of “Load Unload”
key to unload compressor manually.
l. Check the of performance programmable
auto loading and unloading.
m. Check air drier interlock. Air compressor
should trip if drier trip.

3. References: (if any)

4. Documents to be attached:

5. Any changes made against the formally agreed parameters.

6. Review (Inclusive of follow up action, if any):

7. Recommendations:

8. Performance qualification signing off: