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412    Reciprocating Compressors: Operation and Maintenance


         Free                    thickness, 247        piston, 275-278,290-294
           flow, non-compressing  Guard                program, 352
              control,  196      belt, 384              report, 324
           gap, 271      flywheel,     372              valve seat,  264
         Freezing, 264           plate,  149          Interface, computer, 367-368
         Frequency               port,  137           Interference fit, 262
           dominant, 99                               Intercooler/intercooling, 34,
           resonant,  100      Heat                      44,208,209,382
           vibratory, 97         checks, 293            pressure deviation,
         Fretting, on bearing shell  exchanger, 212,215    318-325,326
            backs, 252           transfer, poor, 253  Interstage
         Friction, 65          Healers,  296            piping, 216
         Full-load operation, 37  Holding Fixture,  164  pressure, 24
                                 Hoerbiger,  163-164  Isothermal compression, 10
         G-switch/detector, 364  piston rod, 285
         Gap (see also Clearance),  Hole, vent, 276   Jack/jam  screw
            80,178             Hollow piston, 276,372   piston, 67
           free, 271           Honing, 217,258,259,261  crosshead, 67
           piston ring, 261    Horsepower,  17, 26,  194  valve,  159,  161,  198,
         Garter spring,  167,  186-188,  Housekeeping, 374  265,  267
             191                                      Jacket
         Gas                   ICFM (intake cubic feet per  cooling, 209,265
           characteristics, 39     minute), 10          water, 209,  210,265
           chemically active,  126  Impact            Journals, 299,300
           damping of,  140      fatigue, 153           clearance,  227
           definition,  1, 3     wrenches, 373          crankshaft, 299
           delivery, insufficient,  305  Impacting, multiple,  156  grinding, 299
           dirty,  151         Impurities,  155         runout, 254
           discharge  temperature,  209  Indicator
           escape  of,  186      card,  16, 31,  103  K value, 212
           force, 86             diagram,  187        Kerosene, 374,  376,  380
           hydrocarbon,  125-126  Indikon system, 233   test, 166
           ideal, 2            Inertia (see Force)    Keyphasor®, 244,  268
           inert,  125         Infrared  devices,  162,323  Knocking noise, 305-306,326
           laws,  1, 2         Injection, pressure,  242
           leakage,  372-373   Injector pump, 121     Laitance, 247
           mixture, 2          Inlet                  Lamp, preloading monitor, 237
           perfect, 2            filter, 28           Labyrinth (see also
           pressure on piston rings, 272  pressure,  12  Compression/compressor
           trapped, 372          pressurized,  120      groove,  218
         Gasket,  161, 265       valve, 31              principle,  102, 187
         Gasoline, 374,  376   Inspection, 217          tooth design, 218
         Gauge pressure, 9       cleaning and, 373-374  Laser profile readings, 248
         Gerhardt pump, 121      data, evaluating, 348-350  Laser-optical  instruments, 242
         Groove, 269,270, 274    dye penetrant, 265,  276  Lead wire, 229
         Grout, 240,  243,  247, 374  final  report, 355  Leakage,  16, 17, 323,  329
           deterioration, 230    forms, 267,277,348-350  air, 304,338,339
           epoxy, 247, 251, 374  magnetic particle, 299  gas, 372-373
           loosening, 240        parts, 352             packing,  172, 183-184,
           regrouting, 247,248-249  periodic, 359           188-189
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