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Applications: Reciprocating Compressors About Reciprocating Compressors Reciprocating compressors utilize crankshaft driven pistons to compress gases for use in various processes. Much like internal combustion engines, an offset crankshaft causes rotary motion of a piston rod which is converted to linear motion via a crosshead. The crosshead can only move in a linear motion so that the rotary motion of the crankshaft is transformed into linear motion of the piston. As the piston moves to and fro, it takes in low pressure gas and increases its pressure. Unlike an internal combustion engine, the gas is not ignited. It is allowed to leave the compressor cylinder at a higher level of pressure than when it went in. The majority of applications for reciprocating compressors are in the oil and gas industries. Oil refineries use these compressors for processes that require high pressure delivery of essential gases. The natural gas industry also utilizes reciprocating compressors to transport gas via cross country pipelines. These compressors can also be found in chemical plants, refrigeration plants, air compressors for tooling, etc. Reciprocating compressors are unique pieces of equipment as they contain active components that are moving in rotary as well as linear directions. They also play a vital role in any process that they are employed in. Therefore, a reciprocating compressor’s health must be monitored, but in order to do so, you must do more than follow the usual vibration monitoring rules. Equipment for Recips IT6810 – Impact Transmitter ST5484E – Vibration Transmitter 8978-111 – Cable IT6810 Traditional vibration analysis focuses primarily on the steady tones generated by rotating equipment. However, this is not sufficient for a reciprocating compressor because their vibration characteristics have signals that typically don’t constitute a significant portion of the total energy within the overall signal sensed by a vibration transducer. Thus the spiking/s