Banishing leaks from reciprocating compressor packings

摘要

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS ARE an essential part of the hydrocarbon supply chain. Their ruggedness, flexibility and ability to be driven directly from engines running on natural gas makes them valuable in gas production, gas re-injection, and pipeline transport. In refineries, their high energy efficiency and ability to generate pressures of 3,000 psi and above are key to the safe and economic handling hydrogen and hydrogen-rich gas mixtures. Reciprocating compressors are also commonly used in the wider process industries.