Study of speed control failures in gas compression equipment

Abstract

The regulator is a mechanism capable of automatically regulating the speed or power of an engine and that performs this function much better than a manual control. Constant regulation speed governors are used on those motors that must maintain a constant speed while maintaining a variable load. The integrated speed control in natural gas internal combustion engines, the Actu-COM R8 is designed to provide long-term reliable service in demanding physical environments, without representing environmental and human risk. It is designed as the best exchange option for a number of competitive and integrated gas engines where a reduced level of maintenance and/or improved control is sought. Implementing a new speed control for internal combustion engines, such as upgrading from the Woodward PG-PL mechanical governor to an electronic governor, makes all the difference in safe and easy operation. The activity of lubrication and speed adjustment to the governor by the operator can be highlighted that the ergonomic and physical risks that are (exposure to temperature, entrapment, uneven work) decrease by 100% in the risk presented in the area by the activity with the implementation of the new governor. The objective of this document is to analyze the most frequent failures in speed control, taking into account costs, consumption, efficiency and results. For data collection, the maintenance group, operations personnel, supervisors, the legal representative of the team, database and books were taken into account. The final result of the article is the identification of all possible faults, looking for strategies to eliminate the effects of the fault..