Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant
Filter systems are widely used in petrochemical plants for removing solid impurities from hydrocarbon oils. The backwash is the cleaning process used to remove the impurities on the sieves of the filters without a need to interrupt the operation of the entire system. This paper presents a case study...
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| author | Liu, Zhongchi Wang, Ji Gho, Wie Min Liu, Xiao Yu, Xuebing |
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| description | Filter systems are widely used in petrochemical plants for removing solid impurities from hydrocarbon oils. The backwash is the cleaning process used to remove the impurities on the sieves of the filters without a need to interrupt the operation of the entire system. This paper presents a case study based on the actual project of a filter system in a petrochemical plant, to demonstrate the significant effect of vibration on the structural integrity of piping. The induced vibration had led to the structural fatigue failure of the pipes connecting the filter system. A preliminary assessment suggested that the vibrations are caused by the operation of backwashing of the filter system. A process for solving the vibration problem based on the modal analysis of the filter system using the commercial finite element software for simulation is therefore proposed. The computed natural frequencies of the system and the vibration data measured on site are assessed based on the resonance effect of the complete system including the piping connected to the filters. Several approaches are proposed to adjust the natural frequencies of the system in such a way that an optimal and a reasonable solution for solving the vibration problem is obtained. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/883262020-03-07T11:43:37Z Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant Liu, Zhongchi Wang, Ji Gho, Wie Min Liu, Xiao Yu, Xuebing School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Maritime Research Centre Filter Systems Petrochemical Filter systems are widely used in petrochemical plants for removing solid impurities from hydrocarbon oils. The backwash is the cleaning process used to remove the impurities on the sieves of the filters without a need to interrupt the operation of the entire system. This paper presents a case study based on the actual project of a filter system in a petrochemical plant, to demonstrate the significant effect of vibration on the structural integrity of piping. The induced vibration had led to the structural fatigue failure of the pipes connecting the filter system. A preliminary assessment suggested that the vibrations are caused by the operation of backwashing of the filter system. A process for solving the vibration problem based on the modal analysis of the filter system using the commercial finite element software for simulation is therefore proposed. The computed natural frequencies of the system and the vibration data measured on site are assessed based on the resonance effect of the complete system including the piping connected to the filters. Several approaches are proposed to adjust the natural frequencies of the system in such a way that an optimal and a reasonable solution for solving the vibration problem is obtained. Published version 2018-03-20T07:35:25Z 2019-12-06T17:00:48Z 2018-03-20T07:35:25Z 2019-12-06T17:00:48Z 2017 Journal Article Liu, Z., Wang, J., Gho, W. M., Liu, X., & Yu, X. (2017). Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant. Shock and Vibration, 2017, 3685675-. 1070-9622 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88326 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44593 10.1155/2017/3685675 en Shock and Vibration © 2017 Zhongchi Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 14 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Filter Systems Petrochemical Liu, Zhongchi Wang, Ji Gho, Wie Min Liu, Xiao Yu, Xuebing Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant |
| title | Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant |
| title_full | Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant |
| title_fullStr | Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant |
| title_short | Modal and Vibration Analysis of Filter System in Petrochemical Plant |
| title_sort | modal and vibration analysis of filter system in petrochemical plant |
| topic | Filter Systems Petrochemical |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88326 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44593 |
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