EFRC Training Sessions on “Standards and Safety”:
- New features in API 11P – Specifications for packaged reciprocating compressors (Greg Phillipi, former Ariel Corp, USA)
- Recent advances in ISO 17934 – Condition monitoring of reciprocating compressors (Michael Hastings, Bruël & Kjaer, Danmark)
- Energy Institute AVIFF Guidelines – Different from, or complementary, to API 618? (Leonard van Lier, TNO, The Netherlands)
- Safety considerations in an Underground Hydrogen Storage facility: an End-User’s perspective (William Poeste, Gasunie, The Netherlands)
- Hydrogen explosion protection: an OEM’s perspective (Andreas Brandl, IEP Technologies, USA)
- Safety analysis for reciprocating compressor systems: an expert consultant’s perspective (Nicolas Salaün, Gexcon, Norway)
Design
ALPHATEC ENGINEERING - The Role of Epoxy Grouts in Enhancing Compressor Foundation Performance
BURCKHARDT - Crosshead and Pin Bearing Investigations
HOWDEN - Predicting flow rate for diaphragm compressors
SAUER & TU DRESDEN - Trunk type piston compressors for use in supercritical CO2 applications
TU DRESDEN - Comparative Analysis of Buckling Resistance in Hollow and Full Piston Rods for Enhanced Thermal Management in Reciprocating Compressors (EFRC Paper)
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES KARLSRUHE / TU DRESDEN - High-Pressure Direct Injection of Liquid Working Fluid in Reciprocating Compressors
Digitalization & Al
COZZANI - Tailored yet automatic valve selection - A cloud tool for OEMs based on a computational method
HOERBIGER / RAFINERIA GDANSKA - Advance Reciprocating Compressor Fleet Management through the REE Audit: A Comprehensive Web-Based Approach using the Fleet Performance Platform
NEA - Modelling of green ammonia BOG recovery system to determine the boundary conditions for an accurate compressor design
PROGNOST / RWE - Machine protection by focused instrumentation and automated analysis: A case study of minimizing economical and machinery impact from rapidly arising damage
SIEMENS ENERGY - A novel approach to multi domain signal analytics on reciprocating compressors
TNO - Digitalisation for Reciprocating Compressor Systems: Opportunities and Challenges
Hydrogen Compression
ARIEL / HOERBIGER - The Concept and Development of a Non-Lubricated, High Pressure Hydrogen Fueling Compressor
BAKER HUGHES - Design Challenges in High-Pressure Hydrogen Compression in Dry Reciprocating Compressor Systems for Energy Transition Applications
BAKER & HUGHES / UNIVERSITY OF FIRENZE - Test Campaign Design for the Assessment of Leakages on High Pressure Ratio Reciprocating Compressors for Hydrogen Application
COVESTRO / HOERBIGER - Conversion of hydrogen compressors to fully-electric reverse flow capacity control systems, and experience with the control concept for start-up with hydrogen from electrolysis
GASUNIE / NEA / TNO - Dynamic interactions between a diaphragm compressor and a PEM electrolyser – Simulation and field verification
HOWDEN - Methods for optimizing energy efficiency of a hydraulic driven piston compressor
SHELL / HOERBIGER / IEP TECHNOLOGIES - Safety considerations for design, installation, and operation of compression systems in new hydrogen applications
Pulsation & Vibration
EIJK - Update of the 6th edition of the API 618 and 2nd edition of the API 688 (EFRC Paper)
TNO - Constrained Layer Damping for Small Branch Connections (EFRC Paper)
UNIVERSITY WROCLAW - Experimental comparative studies of a new pulsation damper concept (EFRC Paper)
Sealing & Emissions
BURCKHARDT - A Journey in High-Pressure Sealing Systems: Advancing Hydrogen Technology
HOERBIGER - Standby Sealing Rod Packing: Solving Half of the Recip Packing Emissions Problem
STASSKOL - 360 degree sustainablility by recycling of Hydrogen sealing materials
WENTZEL DYNAMICS / STASSKOL - In situ piston rod temperature measurement, key to novel sealing ring assessment (EFRC Paper)
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES
ARIEL
BORSIG ZM COMPRESSION
BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION
COZZANI
HOERBIGER
NEUMAN & ESSER
PROGNOST
SIAD MACCHINE IMPIANTI
SIEMENS ENERGY
TNO