Centrifugal Compressor Failure Analysis

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Outline

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• Introduction & Background

• Site Visits 

• Root Cause Failure Analysis

• Conclusions

• Recommendations

Introduction & Background

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• Compressor failure at refining facility in Gulf 

Coast of USA 6000 HP two stage process gas compressor in catalytic cracking process

Catastrophic failure occurred prior to shutdown for schedule turnaround

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