One of the most common ways that industries adapt and advance is to find new uses for an established technology. Many OEMs have used the proven technology of reciprocating compressors for new uses, ...

Factory owners, long dependent on a noisy, sprawling fleet of reciprocating (recip) compressors, are decisively moving to consolidated screw compressor systems. The decision is being justified on shop ...

This is the first of three articles that describe BP’s experience with reciprocating compressor damage from liquids intrusion at two facilities, in Oklahoma and Alaska. Due to the different damage ...