ABSTRACT
Only those components deemed to be critical in terms of downtime are taken into account in this study. Accordingly, the Basic Functional Elements (BFE) of natural gas compressor stations were broken down into nine parts, each of them having sub-components: – Ultimate security system, comprising filters,
instrumentation and valves; – Process valves, comprising instrumentation,
continuous valves, and on-demand valves; – Filtration system, comprising filters; – Natural Gas Compressor (NGC), comprising
control systems and NGC with auxiliaries; – Turbine, comprising a turbine with auxiliaries; – Cooling tower; – Safety valve; – Air admissible circuit, comprising a filter; – Oil circuit, comprising filters, a lubrication
pump system, and aero oil. Subsequently, the sub-components (note that
there might be multiple instances of a given subcomponent) will themselves be broken down into maintainable units. Note also that he input data, modelling, and results presented here pertain to one particular station (confidential).
