Gas Compressor with Side Branch Absorber for Pulsation Control

Abstract

A method and system for reducing pulsation in lateral piping associated with a gas compressor system. A tunable side branch absorber (TSBA) is installed on the lateral piping. A pulsation sensor is placed in the lateral piping, to measure pulsation within the piping. The sensor output signals are delivered to a controller, which controls actuators that change the acoustic dimensions of the SBA.

Patent Number
7,946,382
Date Of Issue
Inventors

Ralph E. Harris; Christine M. Scrivner; Eugene L. Broerman III