The AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AIChE) is a distinguished professional association that strives to provide leadership in the advancing chemical engineering profession. The Equipment Testing Procedures Committee is composed of engineers with substantial experience in the design and operation of process plants, as well as in solving problems that can arise with the equipment used in these plants.

• 100.0 PURPOSE & SCOPE 1 101.0 Purpose 1102.0 Scope 1200.0 DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION OF TERMS 3300.0 TEST PLANNING 18301.0 General Guidance 18302.0 Communication 18400.0 INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT 19401.0 Minimum Instrumentation for Checking Compressor Performance 19402.0 The Ideal Beginning 19403.0 Schematic of Test Piping and Instrumentation 20404.0 When Should Tests be Conducted? 20405.0 Test Planning 20405.1 Test Codes 21405.2 Equipment 21405.3 Process Considerations 22405.4 Safety 22405.5 Environmental Considerations 22405.6 Pre-Test Inspection of Physical Facilities 22406.0 Conducting the Test 23407.0 Duration of Test Points 24408.0 Selecting Instruments and Methods of Measurement 25409.0 Testing Methods25409.1 Pressure and Temperature Measurement 25409.2 Gas Component Measurement27409.3 Flow Measurement27409.4 Power Measurement 28409.5 Speed Measurement 29500.0 TEST PROCEDURE 30501.0 Site Test 30502.0 Test Planning 30503.0 Test Measurements 31504.0 Test Procedure 32600.0 COMPUTATION OF RESULTS 34700.0 EVALUATION OF RESULTS35701.0 Guidelines for Field Modifications 35702.0 Error Analysis with Example 36800.0 APPENDIX 40801.0 Applicable Codes and Specifications 40802.0 List of Symbols and Notations 41-42803.0 Subscripts 42804.0 Results of Sample Performance Test 43

The AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AIChE) is a distinguished professional association that strives to provide leadership in the advancing chemical engineering profession. The Equipment Testing Procedures Committee is composed of engineers with substantial experience in the design and operation of process plants, as well as in solving problems that can arise with the equipment used in these plants.

• 100.0 PURPOSE & SCOPE 1 101.0 Purpose 1102.0 Scope 1200.0 DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION OF TERMS 3300.0 TEST PLANNING 18301.0 General Guidance 18302.0 Communication 18400.0 INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT 19401.0 Minimum Instrumentation for Checking Compressor Performance 19402.0 The Ideal Beginning 19403.0 Schematic of Test Piping and Instrumentation 20404.0 When Should Tests be Conducted? 20405.0 Test Planning 20405.1 Test Codes 21405.2 Equipment 21405.3 Process Considerations 22405.4 Safety 22405.5 Environmental Considerations 22405.6 Pre-Test Inspection of Physical Facilities 22406.0 Conducting the Test 23407.0 Duration of Test Points 24408.0 Selecting Instruments and Methods of Measurement 25409.0 Testing Methods25409.1 Pressure and Temperature Measurement 25409.2 Gas Component Measurement27409.3 Flow Measurement27409.4 Power Measurement 28409.5 Speed Measurement 29500.0 TEST PROCEDURE 30501.0 Site Test 30502.0 Test Planning 30503.0 Test Measurements 31504.0 Test Procedure 32600.0 COMPUTATION OF RESULTS 34700.0 EVALUATION OF RESULTS35701.0 Guidelines for Field Modifications 35702.0 Error Analysis with Example 36800.0 APPENDIX 40801.0 Applicable Codes and Specifications 40802.0 List of Symbols and Notations 41-42803.0 Subscripts 42804.0 Results of Sample Performance Test 43

The AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (AIChE) is a distinguished professional association that strives to provide leadership in the advancing chemical engineering profession. The Equipment Testing Procedures Committee is composed of engineers with substantial experience in the design and operation of process plants, as well as in solving problems that can arise with the equipment used in these plants.

• 100.0 PURPOSE & SCOPE 1 101.0 Purpose 1102.0 Scope 1200.0 DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION OF TERMS 3300.0 TEST PLANNING 18301.0 General Guidance 18302.0 Communication 18400.0 INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT 19401.0 Minimum Instrumentation for Checking Compressor Performance 19402.0 The Ideal Beginning 19403.0 Schematic of Test Piping and Instrumentation 20404.0 When Should Tests be Conducted? 20405.0 Test Planning 20405.1 Test Codes 21405.2 Equipment 21405.3 Process Considerations 22405.4 Safety 22405.5 Environmental Considerations 22405.6 Pre-Test Inspection of Physical Facilities 22406.0 Conducting the Test 23407.0 Duration of Test Points 24408.0 Selecting Instruments and Methods of Measurement 25409.0 Testing Methods25409.1 Pressure and Temperature Measurement 25409.2 Gas Component Measurement27409.3 Flow Measurement27409.4 Power Measurement 28409.5 Speed Measurement 29500.0 TEST PROCEDURE 30501.0 Site Test 30502.0 Test Planning 30503.0 Test Measurements 31504.0 Test Procedure 32600.0 COMPUTATION OF RESULTS 34700.0 EVALUATION OF RESULTS35701.0 Guidelines for Field Modifications 35702.0 Error Analysis with Example 36800.0 APPENDIX 40801.0 Applicable Codes and Specifications 40802.0 List of Symbols and Notations 41-42803.0 Subscripts 42804.0 Results of Sample Performance Test 43