General Assembly 2021 Due to the COVID-19-Situation the General Assembly 2021 was held again as an online event. We are glad that many members attended the assembly, which was streamlined to only 2 hours, and contributed to a very successfull happening. Among other things the General Assembly decided about a new constitution of the board…
New edition of our TUTORIAL Dear friends and partners of the EFRC, We gladly announce the roll out of the revised TUTORIAL SECTION on the EFRC website addressing the fundamentals of reciprocating compressors. It offers you core knowledge regarding the thermodynamics, components, operation of recips and their development and trends. We would be happy to welcome you to our refurbished section that will serve as your reliable look-up reference! To the Tutorials
2019, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Basic Design and Operation of Reciprocating Compressors”
2019, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Emissions of Reciprocating Compressors”
2019, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Pulsations and vibrations in Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
B1 EFRC Training 2019 Typical Applications Bas Bruins
B2 EFRC Training 2019 Design Construction Niek Albers
B3 EFRC Training 2019 Thermodynamics Johannes Strecha
B4 EFRC Training 2019 Auxiliaries Bernd Schmidt
B5 EFRC Training 2019 Critical Compressor Components Paul Modern
B6 EFRC Training 2019 Condition Monitoring Jan Loeken
B7 EFRC Training 2019 Operations and Maintenance Rene Anke
S1-01 EFRC Training 2019 Emission Control Andre Eijk
S1-02 EFRC Training 2019 Emission Control Christian Hold
S1-03 EFRC Training 2019 Emission Rufus Bakker
S2-00 EFRC Training 2019 Introduction Leonard van Lier
S2-01 EFRC Training 2019 Fieldcase 1 Leonard van Lier
S2-02 EFRC Training 2019 pulsation theory Wijnand Schoemakers
S2-03 EFRC Training 2019 Fieldcase 2 Wijnand Schoemakers
S2-04 EFRC Training 2019 vibration theory Lennert Buijs
2018, Madrid, Spain, Training – 11th EFRC Conference
“State-of-the-art Design of Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
00 EFRC Introduction Peters TNO 2018 handouts
01 CompressorSizing HTC Niek Albers
02 Capacity Control Hoerb Klaus Stachel
03 LowHighSpeed SIAD Roberto Ravasio
04 Drivers Ariel Gregg Phillippi
05 Vibration Control TNO Andre Eijk
06 Foundations NEAC Harry Lankenau
2017, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Condition Monitoring for Reciprocating Compressors”
2017, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Foundation Design for Reciprocating Compressors”
2017, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Condition Monitoring for Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
01 Program EFRC Workshop 2017 final
02.1 List of Participants 2017 EFRC
02.2 List of Speakers EFRC 13-14 september 2017
05 EFRC 2017 Basic training Typical applications
06 EFRC 2017 Basic training Thermodynamics
07 EFRC 2017 Basic training Design & Construction
08.1 EFRC 2017 Basic training Pulsations and Vibrations – PART 1
08.2 EFRC 2017 Basic training Pulsations and Vibrations – PART 2
09 EFRC 2017 Basic training Compressor valves & wearing parts
10 EFRC 2017 Basic training Auxiliary Systems
11 EFRC 2017 Basic training Installation & Maintenance
12 EFRC 2017 Specialized training Foundation design Dynamic loads
13 EFRC 2017 Specialized training Foundation design Soil interaction
14 EFRC 2017 Specialized training Foundation design Anchor bolts
15 EFRC 2017 Specialized training Foundation design Compressor skids
16 EFRC 2017 Specialized training Foundation design Grouting
17 EFRC 2017 Specialized training Foundation design Foundation repair & general overhaul
18 EFRC 2017 Specialized training Condition Monitoring Block 1
19 EFRC 2017 Specialized training Condition Monitoring Block 2
2016, Düsseldorf, Germany, Training – 10th EFRC Conference
“Lubrication and Wear in Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
00 EFRC Training Introduction Peters – TNO
01 EFRC Training NEAC Frame Lube
02 EFRC Training Emissions related to wear
03 EFRC Training Lubrication and Wear
04 EFRC Training Wear and Lubrication of Stuffing Boxes
05 EFRC Training Effect of wear and lubrication – Valves
06 EFRC Training Monitoring Wear
2015, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Basic Design and Operation of Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
01 EFRC Training Applications where Recips are used
02 EFRC Training THERMODYNAMICS
03 EFRC Training Design & Construction
04 EFRC Training Compressor valves
05 EFRC Training Pulsations and Vibrations
06 EFRC Training Condition Monitoring
07 EFRC Training Installation Operation Maintenance
2014, Vienna, Austria, Training – 9th EFRC Conference
“Foundation Design for Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
EFRC Training 2014 Anchor bolts – HTC
EFRC Training 2014 DR compr forces [Compatibility Mode]
EFRC Training 2014 Skid Mounted Compressor 2 PSE
EFRC Training 2014 TNO [Compatibility Mode]
EFRC Training Vienna 2014 – Grout JAK R6 [Compatibility Mode]
EFRC Training 2014 NEAC
2013, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Basic Design and Operation of Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
00 EFRC Introduction Peters – TNO [Compatibility Mode]
01 EFRC Training Compressors and Applications RonvdHandel
02 EFRC Training Comp Design and Construction – T.Heumesser [Compatibility Mode]
03 EFRC Training Introduction Thermodynamic – A.Allenspach
04 EFRC Training Critical components – wearing parts – Bernhard Spiegl [Compatibility Mode]
05 EFRC Training Pulsations and Vibrations – L. van Lier A.Eijk [Compatibility Mode]
06 EFRC Training workshop – Condition Monitoring rev FINAL – G. Rossi
07 EFRC Training Installation and Maintenance – H.Langenau [Read-Only]
2012, Düsseldorf, Germany, Training – 8th EFRC Conference
“Condition Monitoring for Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
0. EFRC Workshop 2012 Introduction Peters – TNO
1. EFRC Workshop General Design Elements – Prognost [Compatibility Mode]
2. EFRC Workshop Standard Instrumentation (GE)
3. EFRC Workshop Rider ring wear – Howden final [Repaired]
4. EFRC workshop Condition monitoring – Hoerbiger
5. EFRC workshop Allowable Pulsation & Vibration (A. Eijk) – TNO
6. EFRC workshop On Site Vibration – NEAC
2010, Florence, Italy, Training – 7th EFRC Conference
“Challenging Conditions for Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
0. EFRC Workshop 2010 Introduction Peters – TNO
1. EFRC Workshop 2010 Duineveld – TCS
2. EFRC Workshop 2010 van Lier – TNO
3. EFRC workshop 2010 Machu – Hoerbiger
4. EFRC Workshop 2010 Langela – Stasskol
5. EFRC Workshop 2010 Valaer – BCA
6. EFRC Workshop 2010 Ahlert – PROGNOST
2008, Düsseldorf, Germany, Training – 6th EFRC Conference
“Pulsations and vibrations in Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
1. TNO – Fundamentals
2. NEA – Effects Compr Performance
3. BCA – Effects on compressor reliability
4. Hoerbiger – Valves
5. TCS – Pulsations dampers
6. PROGNOST – Monitoring
2007, Prague, Czech Republic, Training – 5th EFRC Conference
“Capacity Control for Reciprocating Compressors”
Material for download
EFRC Workshop 1 TCS – Introduction
EFRC Workshop 2 NEA – Control options
EFRC Workshop 3 Burckhardt – Speed control
EFRC Workshop 4 Hoerbiger – Reverse Flow
EFRC Workshop 5 TNO – Pulsations
EFRC Workshop 6 Prognost – Monitoring
2022, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Challenges in hydrogen compression”
2022, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Basic Design and Operation of Reciprocating Compressors”
2021, Warsaw, Poland, Training – 12th EFRC Conference
“Trouble-shooting techniques for Reciprocating Compressors”
2019, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Pulsations and vibrations in Reciprocating Compressors”
2019, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Emissions of Reciprocating Compressors”
2019, Delft, The Netherlands, Training workshop
“Basic Design and Operation of Reciprocating Compressors”
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