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S Raghava Chari
The author shared the problems developed during commissioning and the author’s 17 years of service in a South Indian Ammonia, Urea, and NPK complex fertilizers plant.
Poorly Engineered, built & often Failing Plant Air Compressor Drives
An Indian Plants all turbines’ low Vacuum & Saudi Plant turbo-compressor only
NH3 Plant Turbo-compressor Sudden Rise in Temperature
Turbo-Compressor Problem – Root Cause Analysis
Compressor Cracked Shaft Spacers
8000 RPM 8000 kW Turbine Problem
Compressor Anti-Surge Control near-miss incident
Centrifugal Compressor near ½-RPM Frequency High Magnitude Shaft Vibrations
Malfunctioning Inlet Check Valves caused chaos at Compressor stop/trip
Refrigeration Compressor Turbine Not-tripping when needed Trip
Process Air Compressor too Frequent & too Lengthy Overhauls Eliminated
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