METHOD OF OPERATING A COMPRESSOR AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR

摘要

The present invention provides method of operating a compressor (100), for the reduction of relief load during a blocked outlet event, and an apparatus therefore, the method comprising at least the steps of: (a) passing one or more compressor feed streams (10, 20, 30, 40) to one or more inlets (18, 28, 38, 48) of a first compressor (100), each compressor feed stream (10, 20, 30, 40) passing through a compressor feed valve (12, 22, 32, 42); (b) compressing the one or more compressor feed streams (10, 20, 30, 40) in the first compressor (100) to provide a compressed discharge stream (150) at the outlet (105) of the first compressor (100); (c) monitoring for a first indicator of a blocked outlet event of the first compressor (100); and (d) instructing the closure of the compressor feed valves (12, 22, 32, 42) when the first indicator of the first compressor (100) blocked outlet event is detected.