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This document provides guidelines for ensuring proper main bearing bore alignment in reciprocating compressors through frame installation and maintenance. It establishes tolerances for the flatness of the frame's top cover mounting surface and procedures for checking flatness and for detecting soft foot issues to confirm proper bearing alignment is maintained. Measurement methods and frequency are defined.

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Er 82

This document provides guidelines for ensuring proper main bearing bore alignment in reciprocating compressors through frame installation and maintenance. It establishes tolerances for the flatness of the frame's top cover mounting surface and procedures for checking flatness and for detecting soft foot issues to confirm proper bearing alignment is maintained. Measurement methods and frequency are defined.

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FRAME "OUT OF PLANE" TOLERANCE & SOFT FOOT FOR PROPER

MAIN BEARING BORE ALIGNMENT - RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS

To maximize main bearing life expectancy and help avoid crankshaft failures, it is essential
that compressor frames be installed and remain in position so that main bearing bores can
be maintained in proper alignment. Ariel has established this procedure in an effort to facili-
tate the proper installation of compressor frames and provide a means of periodic inspec-
tion.
1. The top cover mounting surface of an Ariel compressor frame is manufactured
in a flat plane to a close tolerance. This surface is also held to a close tolerance
with the main bearing bores and the bottom of the compressor feet. When the
frame feet are supported so that the top-cover-mounting surface is flat "in
plane", the main bearing bores are in alignment.
2. Top-cover-mounting surface flatness or soft foot check may be used for frame
sizes up to and including JGU:Z/2-throw frames to be sure main bearing bores
are in proper alignment, except for the JGI which uses only soft foot.
3. On JGU:Z:B:V:KBB:V/4-throw and /6-throw frames the top plane flatness and
soft foot checks are both required to be sure the main bearing bores are in
proper alignment.
4. Measurements for flatness are to be taken on the top surface of both sides of
the frame rails at each anchor bolt or for frames with pairs of anchor bolts
between each pair of anchor bolts, with top covers and gaskets removed (see
Figure 1). Readings between any two adjacent points are to be within 0.002 in.
(0.05 mm). The total accumulated out of plane flatness for proper alignment is to
be within the flatness tolerances listed in Table 1.

Take Measurements Here

FIGURE 1 FLATNESS CHECK LOCATIONS - TYPICAL

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3 example reference to specific measurement equip-
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FRAME "OUT OF PLANE" TOLERANCE & SOFT FOOT FOR PROPER
MAIN BEARING BORE ALIGNMENT - RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS

TABLE 1 TOP-COVER-MOUNTING SURFACE - FLATNESS TOLERANCE


TOLERANCE FOR ALIGNMENT
COMPRESSOR FRAMEa
INCHES (mm)
JGM:N:P:Q/1/2, JG:A/2/4, JGR:J/2 0.004 (0.10)
JGA/6, JGR/4, JGJ/4/6, JGH:E:K:T/2/4, JGC:D/2/
0.006 (0.15)
4, JGU:Z/2/4, JGB:V/4, KBB:V/4
JGE:K:T/6, JGC:D/6, JGU:Z/6, JGB:V/6, KBB:V/6 0.008 (0.20)
a. The underlined frames are required to use both top plane flatness and soft foot checks.

5. In preparation for frame plane measurements be sure that the compressor


frame hold down bolting is properly installed and tightened. Either remove or
reposition the top cover(s) and gasket(s) to expose the frame's top-cover-
mounting surface. With new unit installations it is recommended that the frame
plane be initially checked prior to the guide feet being shimmed and after the ini-
tial rough coupling alignment. On KBB:V/6, or other model compressors shipped
disassembled, the initial check can be carried out prior to the guide & cylinder
assemblies being installed. Take the appropriate corrective shimming, or other
height adjustment, action to have the top-cover-mounting surface fall within the
specified plane tolerance. Subsequent reading should be taken and recorded
after the guides and cylinders have been fully installed and then again after any
vessels have been installed and shimmed. Corrective action is to be taken if
guide, cylinder and/or vessel installation results in the frame top rail measure-
ments not meeting the specified tolerances
6. Refer to Ariel ER-26, Appendix A in the Ariel Packagers Standard for proper
frame foot and crosshead guide bolt size and torque values.
7. Standard "wet-sump" compressors must be level within the "Maximum Angle
from Horizontal Allowed without Dry Sump" to the Ariel Packager's Standards,
ER-56.06.
8. The top-cover-mounting surface should be measured for flatness and/or soft
foot check be done as required:
a. When setting a new compressor.
b. After reinstalling a compressor frame.
c. When loose hold down fasteners are found.
d. Every 6 months or 4000 hours as recommended maintenance inspection.
9. The Equipment used for flatness measurements should have a published accu-
racy of + 0.001 inches (+ 0.025 mm) over the required distance to measure the
entire length of both frame rails.
10. To check soft foot, the compressor frame hold down bolting is to be properly
installed and tightened. Loosen each hold down bolt individually while checking
the frame foot to skid deflection with a calibrated dial indicator. Correct any hold
down position that deflects more than 0.002 inches (0.05 mm) when released.
Re-torque the hold down bolt and repeat at each frame to skid bolt.

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