IA/PA COMPRESSORS ALARM AND TRIP SETTINGS

IA/PA Compressors = CIK-1011A/B/S

Important Parameters

Capacity of each compressor = 2100m3//h

No. of Compressors = 3

1st stage pressure = 1.7-2.6 bar

Inter-stage safety valve is set at 3.1barg (45psi) for 90-150KW compressors and 3.8 barg for
200-300 KW compressors.

2nd stage safety valve is set at 11.4 barg (165psi) max.

Currently compressor B is on load and A is on loading/unloading mode, and S is on auto restart.

Condensate Drain valve operates = after 180 seconds

Condensate Drain Valve keeps open = about 20 seconds

ALARMS & TRIPPING

1. IA/PA Compressors (CIK-1011A/B/S)

The IA/PA compressors alarm and tripping settings are following

 1st stage outlet temperature ≥ 200oC (Trip)

(Normal Value = 170-185oC)
 2nd stage outlet temperature ≥ 240oC (Trip)
(Normal Value = 200-210oC)
(The 1st and 2nd stage trip value temperatures can be set manually according to the
ambient conditions, for example in summer the cooling water supply temp. may
increase and less cooling effect is expected in the compressor and air temp. may
increase slightly above than normal, so set point may be increased so that
compressor won’t trip due to high temperature)
 FLA =
(Normal running Amperes = 399-410A)
 Bearing Oil Temperature ≥ 76oC (Trip)
 (Normal bearing Temp = 55-65oC)
 Bearing Oil Pressure ≤ 2.2 bar (Trip)
(Normal Bearing oil Pressure Value = 4.0-5.5 bar)
 Air Filter ∆P ≥ 0.65 bar (Trip)
(Normal value of air filter ∆P = 0.02 bar)
 Oil Filter ∆P = ??
(Actually there is no tripping on high differential pressure across oil filter because
if the filter chokes then the outlet bearing oil pressure decreases and there is
already tripping on low oil pressure, see point 5 above)