API SPEC 11P - Packaged High-Speed Separable Engine-Driven Reciprocating Gas API STD 618- Reciprocating Compressors for

sors for General Refinery Services

Compressors
1. Discharge temperature - Limited to 176.7°C (350°F). 1. Discharge temperature - Limited to 148.9°C (300°F).
2. Vibration and critical speeds - No requirements. 2. Vibration and critical speeds
a. No torsional natural frequencies within 10 percent of any shaft speed and 5
percent of twice any shaft speed.
b. Vendor states all critical speeds.
3. Compressor cylinders 3. Compressor cylinders
a. Must be rated the greater of 10 percent or 103.4 kPa (15 psi) above discharge a. Must be rated the greater of 10 percent or 103.4 kPa (15 psi) above discharge
pressure. pressure.
b. Replaceable liners preferred, but not required. b. Horizontal cylinders with bottom discharge for saturated gases.
c. Replaceable liners preferred, but not required.
d. Cylinder heads, stuffing boxes, clearance pockets, and valve covers mounted
with studs.
4. Cylinder cooling - As per manufacturer. 4. Cylinder cooling
a. Static cooling if T d 87.8°C (190°F) and _T 83.3°C (150°F).
b. Thermosiphon if 87.8°C (190°F) T d 98.9°C (210°F) and _T 83.3°C (150°F).
c. Forced liquid if T d > 98.9°C (210°F), _T> 83.3°C (150°F), or cylinder runs
unloaded.
d. Coolant system designed for P > 517.1 kPa (75 psig), _P 68.9 kPa (10 psi), _T
5.6°C (10°F) and fouling factor = 0.002.
5. Pistons and piston rods - Rods shall be SAE 4140. 5. Pistons and piston rods
a. Pistons attached to rod by shoulder and lock nut.
b. Rod positively locked to crosshead.
c. Bearing load of fluorocarbon wear rings 34.5 kPa (5 psi).
d. Rods shall be SAE 4140 with 50 Rockwell C hardness.
e. Rod finishing specified.
f. Rod load reversal required.
6. Crankshafts - No requirements. 6. Crankshafts
a. Forged or cast in one piece.
b. For power > 112 kW (BHP > 150) use forged steel.
c. Dynamically balanced if speed > 800 rpm.
7. Crossheads - No requirements. 7. Crossheads
a. For power > 112 kW (BHP > 150) use forged or cast steel.
b. Replaceable slides.
8. Bearings - No requirements. 8. Bearings
a. For power > 112 kW (BHP > 150) use replaceable main and crank.
b. Replaceable bushings for crosshead pins.
9. Distance pieces 9. Distance pieces
a. Drain and vent required. a. Drain and vent required.
b. Two compartment distance pieces required if crankcase and lube oil system b. Packing vent required.
materials not resistant to attack from compressed gas.
c. No packing vent required.
10. Packing - No requirements. 10. Packing
a. Packing glands bolted on and made of steel.
b. Cooling criteria for packing gland set.
11. Lubrication 11. Lubrication
a. Pressure system not required for frame. a. For power > 112 kW (BHP > 150) use pressure system for frame.
b. Cooler - provide if necessary. b. Auxiliary pump required
c. Filter - full flow if pressure lubricated. c. Cooler details specified.
d. Forced-feed mechanical lubricators for cylinder and packing with reservoir. d. Filter:
1. Full flow filter.
2. 25 microns for babbitt bearings.
3. 10 microns for aluminum or microbabbitt bearings.
4. Clean _P 34.5 kPa (5 psi).
5. Maximum design _P > 344.7 kPa (50 psi).
e. Forced-feed mechanical lubricators for cylinder and packing with sight flow
lubrication, check valve, and 30-hour reservoir capacity.
12. Guards 12. Guards
a. Required on all moving parts. a. Required on all moving parts.
b. No requirements for outdoor guards. b. Outdoor guards weatherproofed and ventilated.
13. Piping and pressure codes 13. Piping and pressure codes
a. Piping per ASME B31.3. a. Piping designed to ASME B31.3.
b. Lube oil piping cleaned and oiled. b. Charpy test for material and welds for T -28.9°C (-20°F).
c. Screwed hydrocarbon piping 1«-in and less shall be Sch 60. c. Stainless lube oil piping downstream of filter; carbon piping pickled upstream.
d. Misc. piping details specified. d. Threaded connections seal welded with two passes.
e. Pulsation bottles per ASME SEC VIII. e. Cast iron and malleable iron pipe, fittings, valves, strainers not allowed in
f. Air coolers, shell and tube exchanger design details given (TEMA, ASME, API pressurized flammable or toxic service.
STD 661 not required). f. Piping 1« in and less shall be Sch 80.
g. Miscellaneous piping details specified.
h. Pulsation bottles designed to ASME B31.3.
i. Shell-and-tube exchangers in accordance with TEMA Class B, C or R. For
flammable or toxic gases ASME, Section VIII, Div. 1.
j. Air coolers per API STD 661.
14. Instrumentation 14. Instrumentation
a. Gauges a. Gauges
1. Oil pressure. 1. Bearing oil header pressure.
2. Gas temperature at discharge only of each cylinder. 2. Gas temperature at inlet and discharge of each stage.
3. No gas pressure required. 3. Gas pressure at inlet and discharge of each stage.
4. No oil cooler temperatures required. 4. Oil cooler inlet and outlet oil temperatures.
5. Differential pressure for lube oil filter. September 1992 Page 81
6. No water temperatures required. 5. Differential pressure for lube oil filter.
b. Shutdowns 6. Water temperatures in and out of coolers.
1. Low oil pressure b. Alarms or shutdowns
2. Low suction pressure. 1. Low oil pressure - shutdown.
3. High suction. 2. High discharge temperature if handling air or oxygen - alarm.
4. High discharge pressure. c. Relief valves - As required per API STD 510.
5. Cooler vibration.
6. High scrubber level.
7. High discharge temperature each stage.
c. Relief valves - No requirements.

15. Materials 15. Materials

a. Cylinder - manufacturer's standard.
b. Pressure vessels - per ASME SEC VIII.
c. No corrosion allowance required on bottles.
d. No miscellaneous casting requirements.
16. Tests
a. Tests per code requirements.
b. No helium test.
17. Pulsation design
a. Bottles with 5 times piston displacement, if nothing else specified.
b. No criteria established.
18. Guarantees
a. Capacity 3 percent with P s > 5 psig
b. Capacity 6 percent with P s 5 psig
19. Miscellaneous items
a. Specifies scrubber design details.
a. Cylinder - gray iron (ASTM A278) or nodular iron (ASTM A395) for MAWP up to
6895 kPa (1,000 psig).
b. Cast steel (ASTM A216) for MAWP up to 17,237 kPa (2,500 psig).
c. Forged steel for MAWP greater than 17,237 kPa (2,500 psig).
d. Pressure vessels - per ASME SEC VIII.
e. Welding - per ASME SEC IX.
f. Pulsation bottles - 1/8 in corrosion allowance.
g. Miscellaneous casting requirements.
16. Tests
a. Hydrostatic with water to 1 1/2 MAWP for cylinders, cooling jackets, piping
pressure vessels, filters, coolers, etc.
b. Helium test at MAWP if MW of gas 12 or more than 0.1 mol percent H 2S in
addition to hydrostatic test.
c. Test maintained for 30 minutes.
17. Pulsation design
a. Purchaser must specify design approach.
b. Criteria established for each approach.
18. Guarantees - No negative tolerance on capacity; that is, as a minimum, the
compressor must meet specified condition of th