Maintenance and Operation of Air Compressor Plants

• Maintenance and Operation of Air Compressor Plants
• Abstract
• Foreword
• Table of Contents
• Table of Contents -Cont.
• Table of Contents -Cont.
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• Figures
• Safety Summary
• Warnings and Cautions
• Warnings and Cautions -Cont.
• Warnings and Cautions -Cont.
• Chapter 1. Definitions and Responsibilities
• Figure 1-1. Main Components of an Air Compressor Plant
• Air Receivers
• Cooling Water Treatment
• Section 2. Operation and Maintenance Responsibilities
• Operator Maintenance
• Breakdown Maintenance
• Table 1-2. Troubleshooting Chart
• Table 1-2. Troubleshooting Chart -Cont.
• Table 1-2. Troubleshooting Chart -Cont.
• Table 1-2. Troubleshooting Chart -Cont.
• Table 1-2. Troubleshooting Chart -Cont.
• Chapter 2. Positive Displacement Compressors
• Figure 2-1. Two-Cylinder,Two-Stage,V-Type Air Compressor
• Prestart Inspection
• Startup Procedure for Motor-Driven Compressors
• Shutdown
• Operational Preventive Maintenance
• Annual Inspection
• Maintenance
• Piston End Clearance
• Figure 2-3. Connecting Rod With Wedge Adjusting Bearings
• Figure 2-5. Method of Checking the Tension of V-Belts
• Section 2. Rotary Sliding Vane Compressors
• Figure 2-7. Cutaway View of Two-Stage, Rotary Sliding Vane Compressor
• Extended Shutdown
• Daily Inspection
• Rotor Blades
• Clearances
• Section 3. Rotary Twin-Lobe Compressors
• Figure 2-9. Rotary Twin-Lobe Compressor
• Preventive Maintenance Inspection
• Annual Inspection
• Section 4. Rotary Liquid Piston Compressors
• Figure 2-10. Compression Cycle, Rotary Liquid Piston Compressor
• Operational Preventive Maintenance
• Annual Inspection
• Chapter 3. Dynamic Compressors
• Figure 3-2. Six-Stage Compressor
• Prestart Inspection
• Startup Procedure
• Short-Term Shutdown
• Long-Term Shutdown
• Cold Climate Shutdown
• Daily Inspection
• Internal Inspection
• Alignment
• Bearings
• Figure 3-7. Coupling Alignment and Misalignment
• Chapter 4. Auxillary Equipment
• Oil-Wetted Type Filter
• Oil-Bath Filter
• Section 2. Silencers
• Inspection and Maintenance
• Section 3. Intercoolers and Aftercoolers
• Startup Procedure
• Preventive Maintenance Inspection
• Periodic Inspection
• Tube Replacement and Repair
• Section 4. Separators
• Maintenance
• Section 5.Traps
• Figure 4-7. Drain Traps
• Valves and Seats
• Section 6. Air Receivers
• Maintenance
• Section 7. Dryers
• Refrigeration Type
• Adsorption Type Dryer
• Periodic Inspection
• Maintenance
• Refrigeration Type Dryer
• Chapter 5. Controls
• Belt and Pulley Arrangement
• Figure 5-2. Variable Speed, Oil Relay Governor
• Normal Operation
• Control System Components
• Section 2. Compressor Controls
• Figure 5-3. Inlet Valve Unloader
• Figure 5-4. Airflow Diagram of Compressor with Five-Step Control
• Clearance Pockets
• Inlet Guide Vanes
• Intake Unloaders
• Figure 5-7. Intake Unloader for Rotary Sliding Vane Compressor
• Eddy Current Couplers
• Shutdown
• Periodic Inspection
• Appendix A Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Appendix B Evaluation of Losses in Compressed Air Systems
• Table B-1. Amount and Cost of Air Leaks
• Table B-3. Calculation of Losses
• Test Formula
• Figure B-1. Loss (cfm) vs Pressure (psig)
• References
• Index
• Index -Cont.
• Index -Cont.
• Index -Cont.
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Maintenance and Operation of Air Compressor Plants