Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal IP 10-3-2

INTERNATIONAL Air Compressors Page 1 of 5

PRACTICE (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) Rev. 1 March 1998

THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH NUMBERS REFER TO API-672, THIRD EDITION, SEPTEMBER 1996
WHICH IS A PART OF THIS PRACTICE

SECTION 1 - GENERAL
I 1.1 SCOPE
a. (Exception) This practice covers packaged, integrally geared centrifugal air compressors
designed for operation in utility and instrument air service.
b. All specifications in this practice are additions to those of API-672 unless specifically noted as
exceptions. Paragraph numbers in this practice which do not appear in API-672 are new
paragraphs.
c. An asterisk () indicates that a decision by the Purchaser is required or that additional
information is furnished by the Purchaser.
Note: A bullet () is shown in API-672 indicating that a Purchaser's decision is required.
d. Vendor Qualification. Centrifugal compressor packages shall be supplied by vendors
qualified by experience in manufacturing the units proposed. To qualify, the vendor must
have manufactured at the proposed point of manufacture, at least two air compressor packages
of comparable speed, power rating, and discharge pressure, including the proposed control
system. Each of these compressor packages must have been in service for at least one year
and be performing satisfactorily.
e. Where the vendor qualification requirement of Par. 1.1d prevents the application of the latest
technology, the vendor shall submit to the Purchaser a second alternative proposal
incorporating such features for review and approval by the Owner's Engineer. The proposal
shall specifically identify the undemonstrated features and state their advantages.
f. Centrifugal compressors manufactured under a license agreement shall carry the licensor’s
written guarantee.
I 1.5 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
a. Table 1 lists the practices and standard which shall be used in this practice.
 b. Table 2 lists the practices and standard which shall be used with this practice as specified by
the Purchaser.

TABLE 1

PRACTICES

IP 2-1-1 Plant Noise Design Criteria

IP 10-12-1 Vibration, Axial-Position, and Bearing-Temperature Monitoring Systems for Compressors and
Drivers
IP 15-7-1 Electric Power Branch Circuit Design for Instrumentation
IP 15-7-2 Protective Systems
IP 18-12-1 Positive Material Identification
IP 20-1-1 Inspection of Equipment and Materials

STANDARD

API Standard
672 Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal Air Compressors for General Refinery Service

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 IP 10-3-2 Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal
Page 2 of 5 Air Compressors INTERNATIONAL
PRACTICE
Rev. 1 March 1998 (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document)

 TABLE 2

PRACTICES

IP 3-9-1 Winterizing and Protection Against Ambient Temperatures

IP 10-7-1 General Purpose Steam Turbines
IP 10-10-2 General Purpose Gear Units
IP 15-11-1 Instrument Control Panels
IP 16-9-1 Low Voltage A-C Motors Up to 200 HP (150 kW)
IP 16-9-2 A-C Motors, Medium Voltage and Low Voltage Over 200 HP (150 kW)
IP 18-10-1 Additional Requirements for Materials

STANDARDS

ASTM Standards
B 111 / B 111M Copper and Copper Alloy Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock
B 169 / B 169M Aluminum Bronze Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
B 171 / B 171M Copper-Alloy Plate and Sheet for Pressure Vessels, Condensers and Heat Exchangers
B584 Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Application

SECTION 2 - BASIC DESIGN

2.1 GENERAL
E 2.1.4 SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
a. Noise: Compressor vendors shall submit noise emission data for the quoted package with their
proposal per IP 2-1-1.
R,M 2.1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
a. The package shall be suitable for outdoor installation.
 b. The package shall be winterized for the climatic zone specified, as per IP 3-9-1.
O,R 2.1.16 SPARE PARTS
a. A complete set of spare rotors shall be furnished for and delivered with each centrifugal
compressor. If the rotor sets of two or more machines should be duplicates, a single spare set
will suffice.
 b. When specified, a spare bearing and seal set shall be furnished for each compressor unit. If
two or more proposed compressor units are duplicates, a single set of bearings and seals will
suffice.
2.2 INTEGRALLY GEARED COMPRESSOR
2.2.6 SEALS AND SEALING SYSTEM
R 2.2.6.1 Shaft seals shall be labyrinth type.
2.2.7 DYNAMICS
2.2.7.2 LATERAL ANALYSIS
O,R 2.3.7.2.1 The vendors standard critical speed values that have been analytically derived and proven by testing
of previously manufactured compressors of the same frame size are acceptable. Supporting
evidence shall be submitted to the Purchaser for review by the Owner's Engineer.
If no such evidence can be presented the vendor shall perform a damped unbalanced response
analysis for the actual compressor-integral gear arrangement.
2.2.7.3 TORSIONAL ANALYSIS
O,R  2.2.7.3.1 Unless otherwise specified, the vendor shall perform a torsional vibration analysis of the complete
coupled train.
2.2.7.4 VIBRATION AND BALANCING
O,R 2.2.7.4.3 Residual unbalance checks shall be performed and recorded.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal IP 10-3-2
INTERNATIONAL Air Compressors Page 3 of 5
PRACTICE (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) Rev. 1 March 1998

2.2.9 LUBRICATION
I 2.2.9.2 c. Driver bearings shall be supplied from the pressurized oil system.
R,O  2.2.9.5.2 a. For compressor equipped with shaft driven main oil pumps, the motor standby pump driver
shall not shut down automatically when the shaft driven pump delivers sufficient pressure. The
system shall be designed to permit on line testing of the standby pump for operability.
b. For compressor equipped with motor and turbine driven pumps, a selector switch shall be
provided to permit either to be used as standby.
c. Turbines used as drivers for standby pumps shall be furnished with a governor.
I 2.2.9.5.5 Oil cooler materials for salt or brackish water cooling shall be per Par. 3.6.3.
O 2.2.9.5.10 The system shall include a bladder type accumulator if one is required to maintain sufficient oil
pressure while the standby pump accelerates from idle condition to full speed.
R  2.2.9.5.11 A purifier (centrifugal or vacuum type, as specified) for removal of water from the lube oil shall be
provided for systems serving steam turbine driven compressors. The purifier shall be permanently
connected to the reservoir, suitable for outdoor installation and shall be furnished complete with
accessory equipment to take oil from and return oil to the reservoir at equal flow rates.
A protective device shall be included to prevent loss of oil via the cleanup system.
Purifier capacity shall be at least one percent of the normal flow rate through the reservoir.
2.2.10 MATERIALS
I 2.2.10.5 LOW TEMPERATURE
Impact requirements shall be per IP 18-10-1 for the specified Critical Exposure Temperature (CET).

SECTION 3 - ACCESSORIES
3.1 DRIVERS
I 3.1.2 The compressor and driver shall be suitable for automatic unattended startup.
I 3.1.4 If a motor is specified for the main driver it shall be per IP 16-9-1 and IP 16-9-2 as applicable.
Motors used as auxiliary drivers shall be per IP 16-9-1.
I  3.1.7 (Exception) Unless otherwise specified, steam turbine drivers shall conform to IP 10-7-1.
I  3.1.10 (Exception) Unless otherwise specified, external gears shall conform to IP 10-10-2.
3.2 COUPLING AND GUARDS
R,M 3.2.1.1 a. Coupling shall be of the flexible element (laminated disc or diaphragm) type.
b. AISI 4100 and 4300 Series flexible elements shall be suitably coated for corrosion
resistance.
 c. Alternative coupling designs may be proposed when required to increase system torsional
damping. Such proposals shall be submitted to Purchaser for approval by Owner's Engineer.
3.4 CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTATION
3.4.2 CONTROL SYSTEMS
O 3.4.2.2 Dual or spare compressors shall be suitable for parallel operation.
R 3.4.2.9 Automatic loading of the compressor by opening the suction throttle and discharge blowoff valves
shall be provided for all shutdown modes of steam turbine driven compressors.
3.4.3 INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL PANELS
O 3.4.3.1 o. Ammeter for electric motor driven units.
p. Air flow indicator
q. Tachometer for turbine driven units
r. Compressor and driver bearing temperature indication
3.4.4 INSTRUMENTATION
3.4.4.1 TEMPERATURE GAUGES
O,R 3.4.4.1.3 Temperature gauges shall be provided at the inlet and discharge of each compressor stage.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 IP 10-3-2 Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal
Page 4 of 5 Air Compressors INTERNATIONAL
PRACTICE
Rev. 1 March 1998 (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document)

3.4.4.4 PRESSURE GAUGES

O,R 3.4.4.4.2 Pressure gauges shall be provided at the inlet and discharge of each compressor stage.
3.4.4.6 VIBRATION AND POSITION DETECTORS
I 3.4.4.6.1,2&3 (Exception) Vibration and axial position monitoring systems shall be per IP 10-12-1 except for
the following:
a. Each pinion shaft shall be provided with two radial vibration probes, preferably in the x-y
orientation.
b. The bull gear shall be provided with two radial vibration probes at the coupling end bearing.
c. Two axial position probes shall be provided for each thrust bearing.
The integral-gear casing vibration shall be monitored in acceleration and velocity modes from a
single accelerometer per IP 10-12-1. The location of the accelerometer shall be mutually agreed
upon by the vendor and Owner's Engineer.
I 3.4.4.6.4 Radial and thrust bearings shall be provided with a temperature monitoring system per IP 10-12-1.
3.4.5 ALARMS AND SHUTDOWNS
I 3.4.5.1 GENERAL
Alarms and shutdowns shall be designed per IP 15-7-2.
3.4.6 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
The design of electrical facilities for instruments shall be per IP 15-7-1.
3.6 INTERCOOLERS AND AFTERCOOLERS
I  3.6.3 a. If salt or brackish water cooling is specified, materials of construction shall be as follows:
SHELL CHANNELS AND COVERS TUBESHEETS TUBES
Materials Specification Material Specification Material Specification
Carbon Steel Acid Resisting ASTM B584 Naval brass ASTM B171 Inhibited ASTM B111
Bronze Alloy C92200 Alloy C46400 Admiralty Alloy C44300
or C44400, or
Aluminum ASTM B169 C44500
Bronze Alloy C61400
 b. Vendor's proposed materials of construction for the air side of the intercooler shall be submitted
to the Purchaser for approval by the Owner's Engineer. Corrosive environment affecting
vendor's selection of materials will be specified.
R,M 3.7 AIR INTAKE FILTER/SILENCER
Unless specified otherwise, the inlet filter-silencer shall be fabricated of 300 Series stainless steel
for corrosion resistance.

SECTION 4 - INSPECTION, TESTING, AND PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT

4.3 TESTING
4.3.5 OPTIONAL TESTS
O,R 4.3.5.4 SPARE ROTATING ELEMENTS TEST
Spare rotor sets ordered with the compressor package shall also receive a combined mechanical
and performance test.
4.4 PREPARATION FOR SHIPMENT
M  4.4.3.1 (Exception) Painting of unmachined exterior surfaces for corrosive or marine atmospheres will be
specified.

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
 Packaged, Integrally Geared Centrifugal IP 10-3-2
INTERNATIONAL Air Compressors Page 5 of 5
PRACTICE (This practice is appropriate for attachment to Inquiry or Purchase Document) Rev. 1 March 1998

SECTION 5 - VENDOR'S DATA

O,R 5.1 PROPOSALS
v. Noise data IP 2-1-1. Data shall provide blowoff noise levels with the proposed silencer.
w. Proposed materials of construction, including alternatives to base proposal, for air side of
intercoolers.
x. The make and model of vendor's standard instruments to be furnished.
5.3 CONTRACT DATA
O,R 5.3.2 DRAWINGS
Detailed engineering drawings for intercoolers, aftercoolers, and lube oil coolers shall also be
provided.

Revision Memo
9/68 Original Issue of Basic Practice 6/80 Revision 5
1/71 Revision 1 6/82 Revision 6
6/71 Revision 2 1/85 Revision 7
1/72 Revision 3 3/90 Revision 8
1/76 Revision 4
6/95 Revision 0 - Original Issue of International Practice
3/98 Revision 1
Complete editorial revision based on API-672, Third Edition, September 1996.
Old Pars. 2.1.6, 2.2.1.4.2 and 6, 2.2.2, 2.2.4.1, 2.2.4.3.3, 2.2.4.5.1.1, 2.3.7.2.3, 2.3.7.4.3, 2.3.7.4.5, 2.3.8, 2.5.1.1.c, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4,
5.2.2 deleted as adequately covered by industry standards.

© Exxon Research and Engineering Company, 1995, 1998

THIS INFORMATION FOR AUTHORIZED COMPANY USE ONLY

EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY — FLORHAM PARK, N.J.