Monitor Protects Rotating Machinery

Vibration, Axial Position, Temperature and Speed Checked on Raw Gas Compressor

Rohm and Haas Texas Inc., in Deer Park, Texas, is a specialty chemicals plant that processes base materials for acrylics and other industry feedstocks. Compressed acetylene raw gas is essential to the production of primary feedstock. A key piece of equipment in the operation is a two-case acetylene compressor driven by a 4 500 hp, 1 790 r/min motor through a double helical speed-increasing gearbox.  To ensure optimum operation of the compressor, engineers purchased a rotating machinery monitoring system.

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