ASM Failure Analysis Case Histories: Chemical Processing Equipment
Disruption of a Centrifugal Compressor
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Published:2019
Abstract
One 49-in. impeller of a two-stage centrifugal air compressor disrupted without warning, causing extensive damage to the casings, the second impeller, and the driving gear box. Prior to the mishap, the machine had run normally, with no indications of abnormal vibration, temperature, or pressure. Initial failure had taken place in the floating dished inlet plate (eye plate) of the first-stage impeller. Failure occurred predominantly by tearing along the lines of rivet holes for the longer blades, these extended for practically the full radial width of the dished plate. Examination of the fractured surfaces showed that failure had been preceded...
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