Flexible Pre-Cambered Trailer Frame for Mobile Gas Compressor Vibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile natural gas compressors with high horsepower ratings face reliability issues and high maintenance costs due to excessive wear and tear, particularly in remote locations, limiting their effectiveness and profitability in oil and gas production.
Innovation Solution
A mobile unitary high horsepower rated natural gas compression package featuring a pre-cambered trailer frame that flexes during transport and operation, an inflexible sub-skid for the compressor, ancillary components with break flanges for flexibility, a horizontal gas scrubber, adjustable cooler support, pullout arrangement for maintenance access, and a disk style muffler for sound deadening, all designed to reduce wear and enhance reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If mobile compressors with high horsepower ratings are used, then compression capacity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to excessive wear and tear
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile compression package is divided into separate functional modules: the compressor unit, ancillary components, and trailer frame. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates easier maintenance and replacement of wear-prone parts, thereby improving reliability while maintaining high horsepower capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The trailer frame is designed with flexible, pre-cambered sections that can dynamically adjust to vibration and shock during operation. This dynamic design reduces transmitted vibrations to the compressor and ancillary components, minimizing wear and tear on high-horsepower components and improving overall system reliability.
2Power
If mobile compressors with high horsepower ratings are used, then compression capacity is improved, but maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the compression package into modular units with standardized connection interfaces, maintenance personnel can quickly identify, remove, and replace worn components without disrupting the entire system. This modular approach significantly reduces maintenance time and costs while supporting high horsepower applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible trailer frame design incorporates self-aligning features and vibration-damping properties that automatically compensate for minor misalignments and reduce abnormal wear patterns. This self-adjusting capability reduces the frequency and cost of maintenance interventions for high-horsepower compressors.
3Reliability
If semi-permanent installations are used, then reliability is improved, but installation and teardown costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile compression package uses a dynamic, flexible trailer frame that can be easily deployed and removed from remote locations. The pre-cambered, vibration-damping design allows the unit to operate reliably in field conditions while maintaining ease of transport and installation, avoiding the need for expensive semi-permanent installations.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile compression package is designed as a universal, multi-functional unit that can be deployed at various remote locations without requiring location-specific infrastructure. The standardized modular design enables the same unit to serve multiple sites, eliminating the need for costly site-specific semi-permanent installations while maintaining operational reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution significantly reduces downtime and operating costs by improving the reliability and longevity of the compression package, addressing the root causes of intermittent failures and excessive wear, while adhering to transport standards.
Implementation Method 1
a pre-cambered trailer frame configured to flex during transport and in response to vibration during operation
Implementation Method 2
a disk style muffler providing sound deadening in use
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile high horsepower rating natural gas compression package is provided. The apparatus includes a trailer having a flexible pre-cambered frame configured to absorb shock during transport and dissipate vibration during operation, and an inflexible sub-skid attached to the flexible frame. A high horsepower rating engine driven compressor is attached to the sub-skid while ancillary compression package components are attached to the flexible frame. An arrangement of break flanges is employed to permit relative motion between the compressor and the ancillary compression package components during transport and operation.