【Major Industrial Equipment in the Chemical Engineering Sector】023 – High-power gas injection compressors for underground gas storage facilities, 6CFB–6000kW”
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The past decade has been a period of rapid development for China’s chemical industry, marked by the emergence of many new processes, products, and equipment. There has also been significant progress in China’s chemical processing equipment, which has contributed to the swift advancement of the petrochemical sector. Here, we have compiled some of the achievements and breakthroughs made by Chinese equipment manufacturers in terms of larger-scale production and increased use of domestic equipment. We invite everyone to share their insights and discuss these topics together; let’s cheer for Made in China and support the development of chemical processing equipment! *********************************** From March 15th to 16th, 2021, the China General Machinery Industry Association organized a product appraisal meeting in Chengdu for the \"High-power gas injection compressor unit 6CFB–6000kW\", which was developed by the Chengdu Compressor Branch of CNPC Jichai Power Co., Ltd. The expert panel of the evaluation committee inspected the production site and the testing workshop, listened to the development summary report presented by the development unit as well as the reports from user representatives on their experience of using the product, and reviewed documents related to design, manufacturing, testing, inspection, and quality assurance. After discussions and inquiries, the panel issued an evaluation opinion stating that the successful development of this product fills a gap in China’s industry; its overall technical specifications are at the international advanced level. In particular, the technology related to reciprocating gas injection compressors and the automatic adjustment and monitoring systems are at the international leading level. The product offers significant economic and social benefits, and it is of great importance for accelerating the construction of gas storage facilities in China. The gas injection compressor unit is the core equipment of underground gas storage facilities; its main function is to pressurize the natural gas delivered through the pipelines and inject it into the underground gas reservoirs, thereby helping to balance the peaks and valleys in gas consumption during winter and summer. Inflation compressors are characterized by high power, high speed, and high pressure; they are difficult to develop, and their manufacturers are mainly located in the United States. After years of hard work, Chengdu Compressor Branch has successfully developed high-power gas injection compressor units for underground gas storage facilities, breaking the foreign monopoly.
At present, the amount of gas stored in underground gas storage facilities in our country for peak-shaving purposes accounts for 4.56% of total consumption, which is still a significant gap compared to the global average of 12%-15%. To meet the country’s energy development needs, over the next decade CNPC will gradually establish six major gas storage and peak-shaving centers across the nation: in the Northeast, North China, Northwest, Southwest, Central-West, and Central-East regions. Twenty-three new gas storage facilities will be built, with a total storage capacity of 27 billion cubic meters, requiring an investment of nearly 100 billion yuan. This will bring a rare historical opportunity for the development of air-injection compressors.
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