Title:
RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR FLOW SENSING
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2018087568
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To estimate flow on the basis of detection of operation events (for example, valve opening/closing) of a reciprocating compressor.SOLUTION: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media for monitoring a reciprocating compressor determining a valve opening of valves 30 and 32 disposed in the reciprocating compressor by using a sensor and determining a first location of a piston 12 of the reciprocating compressor at a valve opening, are provided. The monitoring also includes determining a valve closing of the valve by using the sensor and determining a second location of the piston at the valve closing. Furthermore, the monitoring includes estimating a volumetric efficiency on the basis of at least in part on the first and second locations.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
JAMES RICHARD ZURLO
SEBASTIAN FREUND
SEBASTIAN FREUND
Application Number:
JP2017193924A
Publication Date:
June 07, 2018
Filing Date:
October 04, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE
International Classes:
F04B51/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Arakawa Satoshi
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka
Hirokazu Ogura
Toshihisa Kurokawa
Takuto Tanaka