Judgment and treatment of packing seal leakage in reciprocating compressors
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I’ve been thinking about a question lately: how to determine and address leaks in the packing seals of reciprocating compressors? At what level of leakage does it become necessary to replace the packing? In some compressors, the exhaust line from the compressor body is connected to a flare system, while in others the exhaust is released directly into the atmosphere. Since I am responsible for these compressor units and do not have data on the flow rate to the flare system, I feel unable to make an accurate assessment on my own. So how should one determine it? Some expert please give an answer.
We generally determine the extent of filler leakage based on the temperature of the gas leakage recovery tube, and assess whether there is any leakage by referring to the initial operation data.
It is determined by the temperature of the gas leakage recovery tube