JG-JGA Maintenance & Repair Manual 01/27/2023
General Safety for Reciprocating Compressors
WARNING CAUTION
To reduce risk of injury or death, only trained personnel Noise generated by reciprocating machinery may
who have read and thoroughly understand the damage hearing. See Packager information for specific
appropriate Ariel Technical Manual and Packager recommendations. Wear hearing protection during
information should attempt any maintenance. compressor operation.
Prior to performing any maintenance activities:
• Always wear appropriate personal protection equip-
ment and follow your company safety and opera- CAUTION
tional procedures. Where applicable, compressor installation must
• Never tighten or loosen any fastener while the unit is conform to Zone 1 requirements. A Zone 1 environment
operating or pressurized. requires installation of proper intrinsically safe or
• Verify neither driver nor compressor can turn during equivalent protection to fulfill electrical requirements.
maintenance.
• Follow packager instructions to completely isolate
and vent the system; call the packager for assis- CAUTION
tance.
Hot gas temperatures (especially the cylinder
• Verify each compressor cylinder is relieved to atmo-
discharge), 190°F (88°C) oil, and high friction areas. Wear
spheric pressure. To relieve residual cylinder bore
proper protection. Shut down unit and allow to cool
pressure after blowdown, open the “Kiene” valves
before maintaining these areas.
on the indicator ports, if so equipped.
WARNING: RELEASED GAS MAY BE POISONOUS
AND/OR FLAMMABLE. CAUTION
Before resuming operation, purge the entire system with
the gas being compressed to avoid a potentially Suction or discharge valves installed in improper
explosive gas/air mixture in the system. A gas/air locations may result in severe personal injury and
mixture under pressure can explode and cause severe property damage.
injury or death.
CAUTION
If applicable, do not remove the pin from the crosshead
guide to compressor cylinder mounting face. It is there
to prevent installation of misapplied cylinders and avoid
personal injury.
on a compressor or control panel, consult the
appropriate Ariel Maintenance and Repair
Manual for specific information before
proceeding. The Maintenance and Repair
Lifting the Compressor
Manual applies to current design and build; it
may not apply to equipment built prior to the
CAUTION
date on the front cover and is subject to
change without notice. For questions of When lifting a compressor with lifting lugs, use only
Ariel-supplied lugs. Verify lugs are fastened with correct
compressor safety, operation, maintenance,
grade cap screws, and properly tightened. Lifting cable
or repair, contact your packager or Ariel. spreaders are required perpendicular to the crankshaft
axis and the lift point. Verify crane capacity is adequate.
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