Centrifugal Compressor Rotordynamics In Wet Gas Conditions: Investigating the influence of wet gas on stability of a centrifugal compressor

摘要

A new technology challenge in centrifugal compressor design and operation is condensate phase management. End users (especially in offshore and subsea operations) are more and more interested in having a wet gas compression system that is able to tolerate liquid in the process gas. For several years, GE Oil & Gas has implemented a research program to investigate the impact of the liquid phase on centrifugal compressor operability (mainly thermodynamics, rotordynamics, erosion and axial thrust).