Petrotech Inc

Compressor Control

Flexible and Economical Compressor Control and Protection Capabilities

Compressors operating with very high compression ratios, rapidly changing pressures and flowrates and varying molecular weights require specialized compressor control techniques to prevent surge, limit recycle losses and maintain process stability.

Petrotech’s compressor control solutions provide the user with a wide range of flexible and economical compressor control and protection capabilities. Our multiple algorithms allow us to easily install the most cost effective and technically appropriate ASC solution for a wide variety of compressor process applications and configurations, including side stream flows and variable molecular weight applications.

Available Features:

• Single and multi-body solutions
• Performance monitoring and display
• Capacity control
• Suction pressure controller
• Discharge pressure controller
• Loadshare controller
• Flow control
• Surge anticipation and detection
• Adaptive control
• Backup high-gain proportional controller
• Auto/Manual/Safe Manual modes
• Asymmetrical control
• Valve gain conforming
• Recycle transfer control
• Fallback strategies
• Power override control

Compressor OEMs

• Borsig
• Delaval
• Elliott Turbo
• Ingersoll Rand
• MAN Diesel & Turbo
• Mafi Trench
• Nuovo Pignone
• Siemens
• Solar
• Sulzer
• Worthington