What is a compressor station?
The compressor station is a large device that is an important part of the natural gas transport process from one place to another. Natural gas travels long distances of huge pipes and mdah; To pass this pipe, gas must be under pressure. The compressor stations are located at intervals along the pipeline where natural gas is pressed to move. In fact, they draw gas by compressing at certain distant intervals. The action of the compressor station is in fact what moves gas. When the station compresses the gas, it pushes it into a small space. This gives him a very high pressure when he leaves the station, and the gas moves by expanding the pipe and releases pressure. When it arrives at the next station, it is back to much lower pressure, ready to regret again to continue your journey.
Compressor station usually works 24 hours a day, every day of the year towith natural gas moved. The average station is able to switch to 830 million cubic tracks (23.5 million cubic meters) of natural gas. These stations have qualified staff operating machinery and need to be constantly monitored by high -trained staff. Monitoring is extremely important to ensure the safety of workers and its surroundings, because natural gas can be dangerous and explosive if unresolved.
natural gas enters the compressor station to the suction header under low pressure. It then undergoes the cleaning process in liquid separators. Scrubbers, filters and sieves eliminate all natural gas, such as dirt or condensation liquid. Natural gas must be in gaseous state, but sometimes liquid condenses from temperature changes. The liquid is collected and stored for proper disposal or possible sale.
From this point, gas passes through the compressor station into compressors, also known as pumps. Compressors are driven by engines thatThey are known as the main drivers. Turbines or electric motors can be used to operate centrifugal compressors that compress the gas by spinning at high speeds using a device such as a giant fan blade, and then pushes it with a small output pipe.
Another option is a reciprocal engine paired with a reciprocal compressor that works similarly to a huge car engine. The gas is compressed by the giant pistons in the cylinder cases on one side of the engine. As soon as he is compressed and leaves the compressor station under the pressure of natural gas and continues his way.