Method and apparatus for preventing surge in a dynamic compressor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4949276
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07263172

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A method is disclosed for efficiently protecting dynamic compressors from surge under changing inlet conditions and in response to flow disturbances of varying size and speed. An antisurge control system based on this disclosed method will compute the relative proximity of the compressor operating point to its surge limit as a multi-variable parameter which is self-compensated for changes in gas composition, inlet temperature and pressure, compressor efficiency, guide-vane position, and rotational speed. A combination of adaptive closed- and open-loop control responses is used to maintain a margin of safety between the operating point and the surge limit. Both the safety margin and the magnitude of the open-loop response are proportional to the rate at which the operating point approaches the surge limit, thus maximizing process efficiency.

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  • COMPRESSOR CONTROLS CORPORATION;ROPER HOLDINGS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mirsky, Saul West Des Moines, IA 21 377
Reinke, Paul A Des Moines, IA 2 108
Staroselsky, Naum Des Moines, IA 17 263

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