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Table of Contents!
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1. Design Specifications!
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2. Materials of Construction and Torque Specifications!
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3. Flow Curves!
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4. Boost Cylinder Operation!
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5. Drive Air System Operation!
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6. Installation!
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7. Startup!
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8. Operation!
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9. Maintenance and Warranty!
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10. General Arrangement Drawing !
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11. Booster Assembly Drawing!
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12. Gas Cap Assembly Drawing!
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Midwest Pressure Systems, Inc. • 1035 Entry Drive • Bensenville, Illinois 60106 • USA
1. Design Specifications!
Midwest Pressure Systems, Inc. (MPS) dry seal gas boosters are designed for ease of operation and
maintenance. Experience has shown that an MPS booster will normally provide years of
satisfactory performance with minimal maintenance. Carefully review this manual which is
designed to provide information on installation, start up, operation and maintenance. If you have
questions, please contact Midwest Pressure Systems, Inc. !
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Designed in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1
Model 434SNH195-B802-CTH
Maximum gas displacement - liters per minute (cubic feet per minute)! 123 (4.3)!
Gas inlet and discharge connections (Note 3)! 1 inch Sch. 80 butt-weld
Maximum air displacement - liters per minute (cubic feet per minute)! 172 (6.1)!
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Check Valve Cover Screws 3/8-16 UNC 316 SS socket head cap screw • 5/16 wrench 34 (25)
Piston Rod Nuts 3/8-16 UNC 316 SS hex head locknut • 11/16 wrench 27 (20)
Gas Cap Mounting Screws 5/8-11 UNC 316 SS socket head cap screw • 1/2 wrench 102 (75)
Air Manifold Mounting Screws 1/4-20 UNC 316 SS socket head cap screw • 3/16 wrench 10.6 (7.9)
Control Valve Mounting Screws 1/4/20 UNC 316 SS socket head cap screw • 3/16 wrench 10.6 (7.9)
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3. Flow Curves
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The graph below shows air and gas cylinder displacement of the 434SNH195-B802-CTH gas pressure booster. These curves
180
160
140
Displacement (Liters Per Minute)
120
100
AIR
80
60
GAS
40
20
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Cycles Per Minute
can be used to estimate drive air consumption and gas flowrate. The booster displacement is a very accurate means of
estimating the actual gas flowrate because the pressure boost ratio is very small. Consequently, compressibility effects are
negligible.
Midwest Pressure Systems, Inc. • 1035 Entry Drive • Bensenville, Illinois 60106 • USA
'AS Gas
!IR Inlet
6ENT 6ENT
Distance Piece
A B Gas
Gas
Discharge
Boost Cylinder Inlet
Drive Cylinder
Distance Piece
A B Gas
Discharge
Boost Cylinder
Drive Cylinder
The pistons are traveling to the left and compressing the gas in chamber “A” while pulling gas into chamber “B”.
!IR 'AS
6ENT 6ENT
'AS Gas
!IR Inlet
6ENT 6ENT
Distance Piece
A B Gas
Discharge
Gas
Boost Cylinder Inlet
Drive Cylinder
Distance Piece
A B Gas
Discharge
The distance piece is designed to ensure that the gas in the boost cylinder is isolated from the air in the drive cylinder. There are
Boost Cylinder
piston rod seals at Drive
each end of the distance piece, and the distance between the rod seals is greater than the stroke length of the
Cylinder
booster. Consequently, the section of piston rod which penetrates the drive cylinder never penetrates the boost cylinder and vice versa.
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There is a dual rod seal for the drive air side. Drive air which leaks past the first rod seal vents through a breather to atmosphere. The
second seal prevents this air from mixing with gas that leaks past the rod seal on the gas cylinder side. There are two gas vent ports.
Any gas which leaks past the gas side rod seal will flow out of these vents. Connect one vent port to a flare or vent system and plug
the other port. Both vent ports can be used if a nitrogen purge system is desired.
Midwest Pressure Systems, Inc. • 1035 Entry Drive • Bensenville, Illinois 60106 • USA
Valve
Manifold
Pilot Valve A Pilot Valve B
Breather Vent A
A B Valve
Breather Vent B
Manifold
Pilot Valve A Pilot Valve B
Air Piston Piston Rod
Drive Cylinder
Breather Vent A
A B Breather Vent B
In theDrive
sketchAirbelow, the air piston Drive
Exhaust has reached the end of its stroke
Air Supply andValve
4-Way opened pilot valve “A”. This closes breather vent
“A” and sends pilot air to the left pilot port on the 4-way valve. The 4-way valve shifts to the right, opens chamber “B”
to exhaust and supplies drive air to chamber “A”. The air piston moves to the right. When the piston
Air Piston Piston moves
Rod off the end
Drive Cylinder Valve
cap a spring returns pilot valve “A” to its normal position which closes off the air
Manifold supply and vents the pilot air from the
4 way valve. This process is repeated on the right end of the drive cylinder which causes the air piston to reciprocate
Pilot Valve A Pilot Valve B
automatically.
Breather Vent A
B Breather Vent B
Valve
Manifold
Pilot Valve A Pilot Valve B
Air Piston Piston Rod
Drive Cylinder
Breather Vent A
B Breather Vent B
Midwest Pressure Systems, Inc. • 1035 Entry Drive • Bensenville, Illinois 60106 • USA
6. Installation
1 Mounting
!The booster must be well-supported.
1a The booster has mounting brackets on each end with two 10.3mm (13/32
inch) diameter mounting holes centered on the corners of a 51mm by 546mm
(2 inch by 21.5 inch) rectangle. The booster can be mounted in any
! Inadequate mounting supports can put
stress on the piping connections.
Piping stresses can cause a gas leak which
! orientation using M10 (3/8 inch) mounting bolts. could result in a fire, explosion or toxic gas
release.!
2 Air Supply Connection
2a The drive air line connection is 1/2 female NPT. The piping should be
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The booster must be mounted in a
installed to prevent stresses from acting on the air inlet port which could
cause a pilot leak and booster operating failure. The booster drive air must be
ISO 8573.1 CLASS 2 or better. Lower quality air can cause the formation of
! manner which enables electrical
continuity to ground to prevent build-
up of electrostatic charge which could trigger a
ice in the cycling valve and exhaust mufflers which will cause the booster
fire or explosion.
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stop running or run erratically.
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2b If ambient temperatures fall below freezing, the air supply line must be
heated to prevent ice formation on the exhaust mufflers which would cause !!
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the booster to stop running or run erratically.
2e A shutoff valve enables isolation of the booster from the drive air supply !!
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for maintenance.
2f Install a pressure switch or 1/4 male NPT plug into the port located in the
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air cap before supplying air to the drive portion of the booster. Make sure to ! !
!! leak test the connection after air pressure has been supplied.
The gas piping components must have
3 Gas Inlet and Discharge Connections
3a The process gas inlet and discharge ports are 1 inch, Schedule 80 butt
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a pressure rating suitable for the
intended service. Inadequately rated
connections could fail and cause a gas leak
weld connections machined onto the inlet and discharge check valve covers.
which could result in a fire, explosion or toxic
This gas pressure booster can be used at pressures of 19.5 MPa and below.
gas release.
Check to make sure that the attached piping components have the proper
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pressure rating for the intended service.
The piping connections must have the
3b This booster has H2S Resistant Viton static seals and carbon-filled-
Teflon dynamic seals. Check to make sure that these seals are compatible
! appropriate pressure rating and be
installed in a manner which prevents
with the process gas and process temperatures. Check to make sure the piping stresses from acting on the booster gas
process temperatures are within the allowable range for the booster (See inlet and discharge manifolds. Stress on the
manifold can cause distortion and a gas leak
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Section 1 of this manual).
which could result in a fire, explosion or toxic
gas release.!
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6. Installation continued
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3 Gas Inlet and Discharge Connections (continued)
3c The gas inlet must include a filter with a 5 micron or better element.
! This booster can increase the supply
This filter will protect the check valves and piston seals. Inadequate
filtration can cause check valve failure preventing the booster from building
pressure. Inadequate filtration can result in premature wear of the booster
! gas pressure by a maximum of 1.44
MPa (210 psi) if operated with 1.03
MPa drive air. Downstream components must
piston and rod seal resulting in higher vent gas flow and reduced operating
be rated to meet the maximum boosted
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life.
3d The booster piston and rod seals produce fine dust particles as they
pressure or be protected by a safety relief
device which vents to a safe location.
Downstream component failure or improper
wear, consequently the discharge line must have a 5 micron or better filter to
venting of a safety relief device can cause a
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protect downstream components.
gas leak which could result in a fire, explosion
or toxic gas release.!
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3e If the maximum boost pressure can exceed the pressure rating of
downstream components or piping, a safety relief valve must be installed. !
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4 Vent Line Connection
4a The vent line ports are 1/4 inch NPT connections. One of these ports
! The piping connection must be
should be connected to the safety vent system. The other port can be
plugged. If a purge gas system is required, these ports can be used as the ! installed in a manner which prevents
piping stresses from acting on the
supply and discharge ports.
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4b The booster rod seal is not bubble tight. The process gas leakage that
booster vent port connection. Stress on the vent
port could cause a gas leak which could result
in a fire, explosion or toxic gas release.
occurs flows to the vent port and must be piped to a safe location. In a new !
booster, process gas leakage is less than .05 standard liters per minute (0.1
standard cubic feet per hour).
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Midwest Pressure Systems, Inc. • 1035 Entry Drive • Bensenville, Illinois 60106 • USA
7. Startup
1 Supply Gas to the Booster !
Operating temperatures or pressures
1a Check the process to make sure the maximum process gas working
pressure of 19.5 MPa (2827 psi), and maximum drive air pressure of 1.03
MPa (150 psi) will not be exceeded. Confirm that the gas temperature range
!outside the recommended range for the
booster can cause a gas leak which
is within -26 to 220 ˚C (-15 to 428˚F), the drive air temperature range is could result in a fire, explosion or toxic gas
release.
within 0 to 75 ˚C (32 too 167 ˚F) and the ambient temperature range is
within -15 to 75 ˚C (5 to 167˚F). Make sure the vent port is connected to a !!
safe vent system and all of the piping connections have been installed
properly. !!
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1b Perform the initial gas tests on the booster with an inert gas like !!
nitrogen. Leak test the joints and connections on the booster using soap
bubbles. There must be no gas leakage to atmosphere. !!
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1c Supply gas to the booster. The gas should flow through the inlet check !
valves, boost cylinder and discharge check valves. If it does not, check to A gas leak could result in a fire,
make sure the supply and discharge lines are connected to the correct ports. ! explosion or toxic gas release.
Perform another bubble leak test on all of the process-gas-wetted piping and
components. There should be no leakage to atmosphere.
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2 Supply Drive Air to the Booster
2a Leave the gas supply connected to the booster and, if possible, block the
gas discharge line. Supply drive air to the booster. The booster will begin to
cycle. The booster will pressurize the discharge line to the maximum boost
pressure and stop cycling. The maximum boost pressure should be the sum
of the gas inlet pressure and 1.4 times the air drive pressure. The maximum
pressure must not exceed 19.5 MPa (2827 psi).
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2b Open the gas discharge line and allow gas to flow through the booster. If
there is discharge flow, the booster will automatically cycle as fast or slow as
necessary to meet the required flowrate, as long as the flow requirement is
within the operating envelope of the booster. While the booster is cycling,
perform another bubble leak test. There should be no leakage to atmosphere.
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2c The air supply pressure to the booster will establish the desired boost
pressure. The maximum air supply pressure is 1.03 MPa (150 psi) resulting
in a maximum boost pressure of 1.44 MPa (210 psi). The sum of this boost
pressure and the gas supply pressure must not exceed 19.5 MPa (2827 psi).
The maximum boost pressure occurs only when the booster is stalled, i.e., no
gas is flowing. A typical operating boost pressure ratio is 1.1/1. During
operation, the desired boost pressure will be about 1.1 times the air drive
pressure. In many applications, a boost pressure of 0.7 MPa (101 psi) is
adequate so a drive air pressure of 0.5 MPa (72.5 psi) is usually adequate.
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8. Operation
1 Operating Conditions
1a The booster operating temperature is determined by the customer’s gas
! High operating temperatures may
cause burns as workers come into
supply temperature. This booster is designed to operate at a maximum
temperature of 220ºC (428ºF). The customer must insulate the booster and ! contact with the booster and
associated piping.
piping if the operating temperature is high enough to create a burn or ignition
hazard. If insulation is required to meet ATEX requirements, the customer ! High operating temperatures may be
must involve the local authority to rate and certify the equipment at the place
of installation.
! ! an ignition source which could cause a
fire or explosion.
1b Make sure the drive air exhaust silencers are installed. Boosters without !
Operation of the booster without drive
silencers can produce sound levels above 85 decibels.
! ! air exhaust silencers may cause
hearing damage to exposed workers.
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2 Operating Characteristics
2a The booster will reciprocate as long as drive air is supplied and process
gas flow is required. The booster cycle rate will automatically adjust to meet
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1 2 3 4 5 22.6
14.0 2.6
12 13 14
15
Alternate
1/2 FNPT 16 1/2 FNPT
drive air inlet 10 11 drive air inlet
11.0
17
10.9
3.0 11
Butt weld flange Butt weld flange
connector connector 18
1" Sch. 80, 1" Sch. 80,
Inlet Outlet
19
9
6.5
8
3.2
7 1/4 NPT port for
pressure switch
6
1/4 FNPT port, 1/8 NPT port, Duplicate label SIGNATURES DATE MPS
Gas rod seal
vent port
Air rod seal
vent port
on opposite side DRAWN CMA 9/27/13 MIDWEST
PRESSURE
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Duplicate port on CHECKED SY S T E M S 1035 Entry Drive • Bensenville, IL 60106
opposite side ENGRG
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