Ramalingam, M.
Muralitharan Ramalingam works as Group Manager, Process Engineering, at Wood Plc. India (previously Amec Foster Wheeler India Private Ltd.) and leads a team of more than 100 process engineers. He has more than 30 yr of post-graduate experience in oil and gas, FPSO, upstream and downstream projects execution, plant operation and commissioning. He has successfully handled numerous projects ranging from conceptual studies to commissioning, feasibility studies, optimization, troubleshooting and revamp/retrofitting engineering over the past two decades. He holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering from Anna University, India, has mentored numerous junior engineers and trainees, and has presented numerous design concepts and studies in in-house training. Mr. Ramalingam is an Associate of Chemical Engineers Association, India. He can be contacted at m.ramalingam@woodplc.com.
Restaging/rerating of centrifugal compressors: Fundamentals, practices and challenges
The primary requirement for rerating or revamping an existing centrifugal compressor is to match the new operating requirements, such as increased or decreased flow, increased or decreased head, or a combination of both. Rerating or revamping is necessary where the existing compressor or compressor train is incapable of meeting the new operating requirement efficiently.
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