Full load testing of large LNG refrigeration compressors
In addition to being among the largest such plants in the world, the 7.5 million t/year liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal under construction for Petronas in Bintulu, Malaysia, features exceptionally large, gas turbine-driven refrigerating compressor trains from Nuovo Pignone. The full load test program is designed to ascertain the correct performance not only of the turbocompressor trains, but also of the auxiliary systems and all the control equipment. The test program allowed Nuovo Pignone to verify that the compressor behavior was in compliance with what was predicted at the design stage. Performance curves plotted during the tests are in fact coincident or very similar to the theoretical ones. 4 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 5905369
- Journal Information:
- Diesel and Gas Turbine Worldwide; (United States), Vol. 25:4; ISSN 0278-5994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ENERGY SOURCES
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