Case Study

Early detection of rider band and piston ring failure

Early detection of rider band and piston ring failure

Early detection of rider band and piston ring failure Shutdown due to high values of Peak-To-Peak and Piston rod position of the Booster cylinder. Monitored compressor: Booster Primary, Burckhardt Compression B5C 1.65 4 cylinders, 5 stages Suction pressure (0,6 bar) Discharge pressure (245 bar) Trend November 2015:Rod position values October – November 2015:Meaningful analysis and display: Segmented piston rod position in 3D trend view Root cause analysis:Findings:

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