Issues with the reconditioned booster pump
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Our continuous reforming plant here has a large unit of type one with three units attached! The 3C control system, since the beginning of this spring! The flow rate in one section keeps dropping, the outlet pressure in one section is decreasing, and the outlet pressure in the second section is also dropping! The secondary anti-surge valve closed completely, which caused the steam consumption of the unit to increase significantly; at the same time, the speed of the unit also rose rapidly. Pressure of the control system for this unit. It is currently suspected that the crystallization of ammonium salts may have caused blockages in one of the inlet filters. I was wondering if any of the more experienced members here have better analysis methods or solutions – please help! Thank you!
There is a pressure gauge at the inlet; by replacing it with a more accurate one and monitoring the situation over some time, it is possible to determine whether ammonium salts are present； Once it becomes impossible to deliver hydrogen externally, it is possible to consider shutting down the booster pump for maintenance. The reaction rate is reduced to its minimum level, and the reaction pressure is maintained by using a flare; generally, it takes less than 24 hours to clean the filter elements and restore normal production.