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Settle Out Condition - Compressor

The document outlines the components and conditions of a compressor system, specifically focusing on settle out conditions during planned and unplanned shutdowns. It emphasizes the importance of settle out pressure and temperature for system design and safety, detailing how to calculate these conditions based on energy balance and ideal gas equations. Key assumptions for calculations include a closed loop system and constant cooler duty prior to shutdown.

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Settle Out Condition - Compressor

The document outlines the components and conditions of a compressor system, specifically focusing on settle out conditions during planned and unplanned shutdowns. It emphasizes the importance of settle out pressure and temperature for system design and safety, detailing how to calculate these conditions based on energy balance and ideal gas equations. Key assumptions for calculations include a closed loop system and constant cooler duty prior to shutdown.

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Settle Out Condition

Compressor PFD

Compressor have
 Sction piping
 Suction block valve
 Scuction scrubber
 Compressore discharge piping
 Vent line
 Anti-surege valve
 Cooler
 Discharge block valve
In the event the compressor is shutdown as a planned event, i.e., normal shutdown (NSD),
the anti-surge valve is opened to recycle gas from the discharge back to the suction.
In the case of an unplanned event, i.e., emergency shutdown such as power failure, the
compressor trips first followed by the anti-surge valve opening.
In both cases,
 The gas content in the suction side and discharge side mix.
Therefore, settle out conditions is explained as the final pressure and temperature
reached in the compressor piping and equipment volume when the compressor is
shutdown.
Why are Settle Out Conditions Important
 Settle Out Pressure determines the design pressure of the suction scrubber and suction
piping.
 The suction scrubber is fitted with a pressure safety valve (PSV) whose set point (i.e.,
the pressure at which the PSV opens) is decided by the settle out pressure.
 When the compressor reaches settle out conditions, process gas is locked inside the
piping and equipment and grips the compressor rotor from rotating effectively when
restarted. Hence gas is blown down to a flare, via the vent valve to reduce the pressure
caused by the tightly packed gas.

How to Calculate Settle Out Conditions (i.e., Settle Out Pressure & Temperature)
 There are certain assumptions before calculating SOP and SOT,
 The compressor system is a closed loop, and no gas has escaped the system
 The rate of closure of the suction and discharge block valve and downstream check
valve, which causes some process gas to escape, not considered
 The air cooler is assumed to be running at constant duty just before compressor shuts
down. If cooler failure occurs due to a power trip, then heat rejection (Qcooler=0) is
considered to stop instantaneously
 The piping is adiabatic (Qloss=0)
 The time delay between fully open to fully close position of the anti-surge valve (2
sec) is not considered
 When the motor driver coasts down after a trip, some amount of residual work is done
on the gas

Performing an energy balance across the hot side gas and cold side gas,
Ein=Eout
Qsuction + Qdischarge + Qcomp = Qcooler
ms Cp, s (T – Ts) + md Cp, d (T – Td) + mHp = Qcooler
Settle out temprature

T=SOT= (ms Cp, s Ts + md Cp, d Td) – Qcooler + (ms + md) * Hp


ms Cp, s + md Cp, d Td

Settle our pressure is calculated using Ideal Gas Equation as,


P=SOP= mtotal gas * Zavg * R * SOT
MW* (Vsuction+Vdischarge)

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