METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING AND OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS

摘要

Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring the performance of a plurality of reciprocating compressors having components made by at least two different manufacturers. A source of reciprocating compressor data associated with a plurality of reciprocating compressors and a source of reciprocating compressor component specifications associated with the plurality of reciprocating compressors are in communication with a computer processor. The computer processor obtains at least one measured value from the source of reciprocating compressor data and at least one specification value from the source of reciprocating compressor component specifications, performs at least one calculation using the at least one measured value and the at least one specification value to calculate at least one calculated performance value, compares the at least one calculated value to a user-defined calculated value limit selected from the group consisting of an upper alarm limit, a lower alarm limit, an upper deviation limit, a lower deviation limit, a maximum value, a minimum value and combinations thereof, and initiates an alert to a user of any calculated value exceeding the user-defined calculated value limit every user-defined period of time.