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Reciprocating Compressor Volume Bottle Preliminary Sizing

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Reciprocating Compressor Volume Bottle Preliminary Sizing

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Reciprocating Compressor

Volume Bottle Preliminary Sizing

Hadi Veyse – Oil and Gas Operation Superintendent


Reciprocating Compressor Volume Bottle Preliminary Sizing

The basic techniques used for control of detrimental pulsations and vibrations are the following:

a. System design based on analysis of the interactive effects of pulsations and the attenuation
requirements for satisfactory levels of piping vibration, compressor performance, valve life, and
operation of equipment sensitive to flow pulsation;

b. Utilization of pulsation suppression devices such as pulsation filters and attenuators; volume
bottles, with or without internals; choke tubes; orifice systems; and selected piping
configurations;

c. Mechanical restraint design, specifically including such things as type, location, and number of
pipe and equipment clamps and supports.
Reciprocating Compressor Volume Bottle Preliminary Sizing

If specified for preliminary sizing, pulsation suppression devices shall have minimum suction surge
volume and minimum discharge surge volume (not taking into account liquid collection chambers),
as determined from following equations, but in no case shall either volume be less than 0.03 m3 (Vs
and Vd ≥ 0.03 m3):

Vs is the minimum required suction surge volume in m3;


Vd is the minimum required discharge surge volume in m3;
k is the isentropic compression exponent at average operating gas pressure and temperature;
r is the stage pressure ratio at cylinder flanges (absolute discharge pressure divided by absolute
suction pressure);
Ts is the absolute suction temperature in K;
M is the molecular weight;
PD is the total net displaced volume per revolution of all compressor cylinders to be manifolded in
the surge volume in m3.

The internal diameter of the surge volume shall be based on the minimum surge volume overall
length required to manifold the compressor cylinders. For a single-cylinder surge volume, the ratio of
surge volume length to internal diameter shall not exceed 4.
Reciprocating Compressor Volume Bottle Preliminary Sizing

PD can be calculated as follows:

• Single-acting cylinder (head-end displacement):

πSD2
PD =
4 ∗ 109

• Single-acting cylinder (crank-end displacement):

πS D2 − d2
PD =
4 ∗ 109

• Double-acting cylinder without a tail rod:

πS 2D2 − d2
PD =
4 ∗ 109

• Double-acting cylinder with a tail rod:

2πS D2 − d2
PD =
4 ∗ 109

S is stroke length in mm;


D is diameter of cylinder in mm;
d is diameter of rod in mm.
Reciprocating Compressor Volume Bottle Preliminary Sizing

If only the molecular weight of the gas is known and not its composition, an approximate value for k
can be determined from the curves in following figure:
Thanks for your attention

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