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Protecting Against Compressor Pulsations

| By Ali Ghanbariannaeeni, Lloyd’s Register EMEA and Ghazalehsadat Ghazanfarihashemi, AMEC Group Ltd.

Pressure variations resulting from the oscillatory flow patterns found in positive-displacement machinery, especially reciprocating compressors, are referred to as “pulsations.” Found in both liquid- and gas-handling systems, pulsations are…