Case Study:Compressor Overhaul0 pages

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Engineering

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Solutions

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Case Study

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Centrifugal gas compressor train overhaul

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Major compressor outage successfully completed on a platform in the

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northern sector of the North Sea

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Scope

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The outage covered the supply of eleven Service

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Technicians and one Site Manager working days and

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nights on the offshore platform to carry out a major

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overhaul of the centrifugal gas compressor train to

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include both HP and LP Nuovo Pignone Centrifugal

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Barrel Compressors and associated Gearbox together

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with a Dresser Rand Reciprocating Compressor.

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The outage was project-managed through a single

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point of contact from the start of the contract

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through to the successful completion. The contract

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commenced with Weir Turbomachinery providing a

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full written workscope to the customer of the

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overhaul requirements for the units to include Weir

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recommended spare parts required to enable the

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overhaul to take place.

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Stock-holding and spare parts

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Weir Turbomachinery have had a stock holding

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contract with the customer for a number of years and

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part of this was the review of the entire spare parts

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I

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list and actual items to identify not only their

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serviceability but also the part obsolescence, as a

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