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November 2020

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Advances in compressor anti-surge valve design enhance reliability and performance

Centrifugal and axial compressors are some of the most critical components used within a process plant to handle gases.

Flowserve Corp.: Haines, B.  |  Nelson, M. P.
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The Authors

Haines, B. - Flowserve Corp., Springville, Utah

Bradford Haines has more than 25 yr of experience with Valtek and Flowserve Corp., contributing and leading as an application engineer, project manager and product manager. He holds numerous patents in the areas of control valve construction, anti-noise designs for control valves, and anti-cavitation designs for control valves. He holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University.

Nelson, M. P. - Flowserve Corp., Springville, Utah

Michael P. Nelson is Principal R&D Engineer at the Flow Control Division of Flowserve Corp. He has more than 30 yr of diverse mechanical design and manufacturing experience, with more than 22 yr in the process control valve industry. Mr. Nelson holds an MS degree in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University, is a licensed Professional Engineer in Utah, and has been issued several patents for innovative mechanical designs.

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Dharmendra R Patel • 12/1/20 10:03 AM
A centrigugal compressor exhibits polytropic compression process must handle within stable region of flow with correponding head requirement. In general, Anti Surge Valve operability falls critical region <50% flow capacity and its functionality depends upon associated variables. Viz, gas handled, service patern,likelihood of variations in process condition, etc.
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