[Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three columns about scroll compressors that began in the Sept. 1 issue of The NEWS and continued in the Oct. 6 issue.] Compressor capacity control is ...

A linear control variable yields a uniform surge margin across the full operating range and simplifies both closed-loop and ...

The service technician cannot control many factors that affect a reciprocating compressor’s capacity. However, the tech can control a few factors that can help the system have more capacity and run ...

Although digital control systems—distributed control systems, programmable logic controller, and other automation equipment—are present in practically every process safety management (PSM) facility ...

Understanding how system-component pressure losses influence compressor capacity is essential for cost-effective revamps in FCC units. Depending on the specific limitations of a particular FCC unit, ...