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• Compressor aftercoolers are generally air coolers and the related fan, motor etc.
• Inlet, outlet lines for each equipment, anti-surge line, drain/vent lines, line to the relief valve etc.
are the next components. Line number, material class, size etc. is to be correctly assigned to
each of the lines.
• Requirement for isolation valves, spectacle blind, spaces etc. depend on the project standards.
• Pressure relief valves can be provided on the compressor discharge line, downstream to the
check valve, to protect the equipment's downstream of compressor.
• Pressure transmitters should be provided on compressor suction and discharge line. A flow
transmitter should be provided on compressor suction line. Signals from these transmitters are
sent to an ‘Anti-Surge Controller’.
• When the compressor approaches surge condition (low flow, high differential head), the anti-
surge valves open up to lower the pressure differential and circulate higher gas flow.
• Level transmitters provided on the suction knock out drum are responsible for liquid level
control in the drum. Alarms are usually provided for high and high high liquid level conditions.
• Emergency Shutdown (ESD) valves can be provided on inlet / outlet lines of the compressors
system to isolate whole system in case of a shutdown.
• All the each control unit or instrument may be modified as per specific requirements of any
particular project and if not specified given as per API-617 standards which gives its size,
range of operation, etc. But the components mentioned here are as per API-617.
Typical P&ID for a centrifugal compressor system
References
• Bela G. Liptak, Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Volume Two: Process Control and
Optimization, 4th Edition.
• Centrifugal Compressor, American Petroleum Institute Standard 617, 5th edition, April
1986
• https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-guidelines-centrifugal-compressor-systems/
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