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Technical Tuesday: Oil Flush

An oil flush is like a low cholesterol diet for your engine—but are they worth it? The great thing about an oil flush is that it breaks loose debris and contamination in your engine. The worst thing about an oil flush is that it breaks loose debris and contamination in your engine. And that can be risky if your filters don’t catch the debris. So when is the reward greater than the risk? And how should it be done? We can answer those questions for you. Plan to attend the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, September 14-16, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information

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Technical Tuesday: Ignition Performance

Worried that you’re losing your spark? No need to turn to romantic advice. There is equipment on the market to monitor ignition performance and we can help you read the patterns to light up your life. Get your mojo back or up your game at the EGCR. Meet the vendors, see product demonstrations and talk with expert users. Plan to attend the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, September 14-16, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information

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Technical Tuesday: Pigging and Cleaning

This little pigging went mud riding on the way home. Have you ever considered the impacts of conventional lubrication/over lubrication in your compressor cylinders? Compressor oil ends up in the pipeline, and then your company has to incur the expense of removal through pigging and cleaning. If you’re looking for a way to mitigate those expenses, there are multiple vendors that have mini or micro lube systems to reduce compressor oil use. Meet the vendors and talk to operational experts at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable on September 14-16, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information

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Technical Tuesday: Cooling System Performance

Let’s talk cooling system performance. Cooling system failures can lead to a smoking hot good time ─ if you are into spending money and pulling wrenches. Whether it is air, oil or water cooled, we have the skinny on how it works. Turbines, recips or auxiliary equipment, we can walk you through operating, inspecting and maintaining it. Join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, September 14-16, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA or contact us for more information.

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Technical Tuesday: Lubrication Systems

All that glitters is not gold… some times it is just as expensive though! Want to know more about lubrication systems, filtration selection and performance, importance of oil viscosity, oil sampling, and all things lubrication? We can help with that! Join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, September 14-16, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA or contact us for more information.

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Technical Tuesday: Reline a Compressor Cylinder

There are many ways to reline a compressor cylinder, but this is definitely the coolest… The liner is manufactured to be interference fit with the compressor ID. To install, the liner is soaked in liquid nitrogen to shrink it enough to fit into the compressor cylinder. Once in place, the liner is held to prevent movement while it warms up. Once it is back to ambient temp, it will be there until someone cuts it out.

Want to know about the other installation methods? Plan to attend the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 4-6, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. See Event Information

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Technical Tuesday: Air System Safety

Let’s talk starting air system safety. Do your Recips have safety systems to shut a unit down if the starting air valve is leaking? This crispy critter is all that remains of a Worthington ML-7 starting air valve that leaked. It literally turned into a blow torch, melted half the valve and torched a hole through the starting air header. At the EGCR, we talk about this system and so much more. Join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, September 14-16, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA or contact us for more information.

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Technical Tuesday: Rod Runouts

Technical Tuesday

If your Rod Runouts are triggering flashbacks from algebra class, it may be time to look beyond a rider band replacement. Bad runouts can often be caused by improper torqueing and fretted/unparallel faces on the crank end of your compressor where it mates to the outboard end of the doghouse. This is more prevalent on some OEM models than others. Join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, September 14-16, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA or contact us for more information.

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Technical Tuesday: Bearings

Let us help you get your bearings on bearings. We can tell you about types, styles, materials, lubrication requirements, installation procedures, maintenance inspections; and if it is too late for that information to help, we will even how to remove a catastrophic failure like this one. Join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, September 14-16, 2021 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA or contact us for more information.

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