... example occur during emergency shutdowns. In this paper, data from a compressor that surged during an emergency shutdown are presented. The data are analyzed to determine the effects of surge and the rate of deceleration. The issue of the rate of deceleration, in particular for different drivers...

... protection. The new method helps to estimate the permissible level to which the pressure can be allowed to rise without unacceptable conditions developing in the system and calculates the deceleration of the liquid column downstream of the check valve. Examples of an industrial application on a specific...