Verification of Performance and Operating Characteristics of High Pressure Gas Injection Centrifugal Compressor

The development process of a 70-MPa high pressure compressor for oil and gas applications is presented in this paper. Great attention was paid to any relevant technical challenges due to the high design pressures, such as the material selection, deformation casing structure, stability of the rotordynamics, and the aerodynamic performance. Among the technical considerations, some technical findings for the operational tests are proposed in this paper as well.Copyright © 2015 by ASME