Experimental Analysis of Horizontal Opposed Piston Compressor

Ingersoll rand IHE-5-NL type horizontal opposed piston reciprocating compressor is a two stroke engine, it compresses the gas which is been used in process industry. If the compressor fails in the processes the major cause of failure are 90% of the malfunctions, dynamic vibrational problems, temperature and lack of process measurements. This will cause more than the excess of USD $ 300,000 for the parts, labor, and lost production and efficiency of the plant in the reciprocating compressors. Experimentation setup has been performed to find the critical part in the compressor. The experimental vibration response is captured in terms of velocity, displacement and accelerations along with corresponding frequencies. It has been observed that thrusting of air causes axial vibrations to go to level of 55 m/s2 and frequency range 1000-6000 Hz. And it is later used in the harmonic response analysis.