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System 1 6.52 nhcncements
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Dry Ccs SecI 7ypes cevered by DCS
RuIePck
Primcry
Secl
Secondcry
Secl
Sepcrction
Secl
Primcry
Ccs Supply
Primcry
vent
Secondcry
vent
Sepcrction
Ccs Supply
Secl Ccs
Lcbyrinth
Primcry
Secl
Secondcry
Secl
Sepcrction
Secl
Primcry
Ccs Supply
Primcry
vent
Secondcry
vent
Sepcrction
Ccs Supply
Secl Ccs
Lcbyrinth
1cndem 1ype
Primcry
Ccs Supply
Primcry
vent
Secondcry
Ccs Supply
Secondcry
vent
Sepcrction
Ccs Supply
Primcry
Secl
Intermedicte
Lcbyrinth
Secondcry
Secl
Sepcrction
Secl
Secl Ccs
Lcbyrinth
Primcry
Ccs Supply
Primcry
vent
Secondcry
Ccs Supply
Secondcry
vent
Sepcrction
Ccs Supply
Primcry
Secl
Intermedicte
Lcbyrinth
Secondcry
Secl
Sepcrction
Secl
Secl Ccs
Lcbyrinth
1cndem with Intermedicte Lcbyrinth
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^pp||cot|on ond ^rch|tecture
Applicction
- lntended or centr|ugo| ond ox|o|
compressors w|th Tondem or Tondem w|th
|ntermed|ote |obyr|nth 0ry Cos $eo|s.
- 3r|ngs doto rom |nstruments w|th|n the
seo|s ond seo| gos contro| systems to
$ystem l.
- Uses 0ec|s|on $upport Ru|ePoks to mode|
seo| type, contro| type, ond operot|on
mode, ond converts seo| cond|t|on doto to
oct|onob|e |normot|on.
- feotures con|gurob|e sever|ty |eve|s ond
odv|sory content or mo|ntenonce p|onners
ond operot|ons.
Solution Architecture

Dry Cds Sedl
UniI or DCS
ConIrol
Process
P, 1, F,
CusIom Config
Io mdIch
RulePdk
SysIem lnIegrdIion
Io bring process
vdridbles
inIo SysIem l DdId
AcquisiIion
Dry Cds Sedl
CondiIion Aldrm
dnd Advisories
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Primcry
Ccs Supply
Primcry
vent
Secondcry
Ccs Supply
Secondcry
vent
Sepcrction
Ccs Supply
Primcry
Secl
Intermedicte
Lcbyrinth
Secondcry
Secl
Sepcrction
Secl
Secl Ccs
Lcbyrinth
flow |7l or
Pressure |8l
flow |7l or
Pressure |8l
Required
Cptioncl
Mcchine
Speed |1l
Differenticl
Pressure |3l
or flow |4l
filter
Differenticl
Pressure |2l
Inlet
1empercture |6l
Inlet Pressure |5l
|flow Controll
Differenticl
Pressure |3l
or flow |4l
filter
Differenticl
Pressure |2l
Inlet
1empercture |6l
Inlet Pressure |5l
|flow Controll
Differenticl
Pressure |3l
or flow |4l
filter
Differenticl
Pressure |2l
Inlet
1empercture |6l
Inlet
Pressure |5l
Lube Cil Cperction
Stctus |9l
1cndem Secl with Intermedicte Lcbyrinth
RulePck: Required cnd Cptioncl Inputs
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DCS Fdilure Modes DeIecIed by RulePdks
SecI fciIures
-8edring Oil MigrdIion
-Primdry Sedl Fdilure
-Seconddry Sedl Fdilure
-Seconddry or SepdrdIion Sedl Fdilure
-PredicIed Primdry Sedl Fdilure
-PredicIed Seconddry Sedl Fdilure
Primcryl Secendcryl Sepcrctien SecI Ccs
SuppIy Systems
-Fouled Sedl FilIer
-Low Sedl Cds Supply DifferenIidl Pressure
-Low lnleI Flow
-Low lnleI Pressure lfor Flow ConIrol only
-High lnleI Flow
-Low lnleI 1emperdIure
SpecicI fectures
-Configurdble Number of Sdmples Io verify nIering/Ledving venI
-Configurdble 1ime Io Defer DCS DidgnosIics
-AbiliIy Io hdndle non-synchronous ddId collecIion in SysIem l
-DCS OperdIing/Non-operdIing hours, number of sIdrIs/sIops
1he Dry Cds Sedl RulePdks dre designed Io funcIion when Ihe compressor is operdIing
within nermcI design cnd duty Iimits.
1he RulePdks cdn didgnose Ihe following fdilure modes.
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DCS fciIure Medes Detected by RuIePcks
Primcry Secl fcilure:
Primcry vent Pressure or flow is High
Primcry Secl in good condition
P
vent
P
vent
P
vent
P
vent
1he condiIion of Ihe primdry sedl is evdludIed by moniIoring gds ledkdge Ihrough Ihe primdry venI.
1ypicdlly dccomplished by medsuring flow or pressure dcross d resIricIion orifice in Ihe primdry venI
piping dnd/or medsuring d pressure upsIredm of Ihe flow orifice. An incredsing flow or pressure Irend
indicdIes d possibiliIy of deIeriordIed primdry sedl condiIion.
AlIhough Ihe seconddry sedl cdn provide d bdckup sedling in Ihe cdse of primdry sedl fdilure, Ihe enIire
sedling by Ihe seconddry sedl dlone for dn exIended period of Iime is noI ddvised.
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Secondcry Secl fcilure:
Primcry vent Pressure or flow is Low
Secondcry vent Pressure or flow is High
Secondcry Secl in good condition
1he condiIion of Ihe seconddry sedl is evdludIed by moniIoring gds ledkdge Ihrough Ihe primdry venI .
A decredsing flow or pressure Irend indicdIes d possibiliIy of deIeriordIed seconddry sedl condiIion.
1he enIire sedling by Ihe primdry sedl dlone for dn exIended period of Iime is noI ddvised.
DCS fciIure Medes Detected by RuIePcks
P
sec vent P
prim vent
P
sec vent P
prim vent
P
sec vent
P
prim vent
P
sec vent
P
prim vent
Primcry vent fIew er Pressure MUS7 be cvciIcbIe in
System 1 fer the RuIePck te functienI
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Required mecsurements cnd setpoints for gcs supply fcilure mode ID
9 /
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Required mecsurements cnd setpoints for secl fcilure mode ID
l0 /
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RulePdk venIs dI Nexen 8uzzdrd
1. Secendcry SecI fciIure vent en the LPlMP Cempresser , ND SecI
1he seconddry sedl fdilure wds didgnosed by Ihe very low primdry venI flow.
- 1he primdry venI flow lmedsured ds differenIidl pressure wds 0.09 bdr
- SeIpoinI, per Ihe sedl dldrm documenIdIion, is 0.338 bdr
1he evenI wds generdIed soon dfIer insIdlldIion of Ihe RulePdk. DdId Irend showed
IhdI Ihe ND primdry venI flow hdd been low before Ihe pldnI shuIdown on Aug l7. lI
becdme even lower dfIer Ihe pldnI resIdrI on SepI l2.
1he LP/MP compressor sedl issue hds been rdised wiIh Nexen dnd 1hermodyn.
1hermodyn ddvised Ihe cusIomer Io wdIch Ihe primdry venI flow Io see if iI sIdbilizes
or noI. RepldcemenI sedl hds been ordered.
8eId IesIing dI Nexen uzzcrd loffshore fdciliIy in Ihe UK NorIh Sed.
- l0 Dry gds sedls on 5 1hermodyn compressors, Off Cds Compressor, 2 monIh, HP
Compressor dnd LP/MP compressors A dnd 8, l monIh.
-Sedl design. 1dndem wiIh lnIermedidIe LdbyrinIh, Primdry Cds Supply - DP ConIrol,
Seconddry/SepdrdIion Cds Supply - Flow ConIrol.
-3 DCS problems found by Ihe RulePdks
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RulePdks venIs dI Nexen 8uzzdrd
l2 /
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Primdry venI Flow
MedsuremenI is well
below Ihe Low venI Flow
SeIpoinI
RulePdks venIs dI Nexen 8uzzdrd
l3 /
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2. ecring DiI Migrctien vent en the Dff Ccs Cempresser SecI
lf Ihe bedring oil lubricdIion sysIem is ON, while Ihe sepdrdIion sedl supply
pressure is below Ihe low seIpoinI lpermissive Io sIdrI Ihe lube oil pump, Ihe
sepdrdIion sedl is noI dble Io prevenI migrdIion of lube oil inIo Ihe dry gds sedl.
1he sepdrdIion sedl sysIem
wds depressurized before
Ihe lube oil sysIem.
1he currenI DCS logic permiIs Ihe
dbove Irend.
Low sepdrdIion sedl gds pressure
prevenIs sIdrIing of Ihe lube oil
sysIem. However, during running, iI
rdises only dn Aldrm lno Irip.
1he compressor conIrol
logic needs Io be revised.
Sepcrction Secl Ccs
Supply Pressure
Lube Cil Hecder
Pressure
Permissive to Stcrt Lube
Cil Pump Pressure
RulePdks venIs dI Nexen 8uzzdrd
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8ecring Lube Cil System is Cn
Sepcrction Secl Ccs Supply Pressure
is below the setpoint
RulePdks venIs dI Nexen 8uzzdrd