Application Manual Revision History

 
 
A list of the more recent revisions to the Application Manual are listed below.
 
11 November   2011

Better defined those variables impacted by speed range on the Minimum Allowable Rotating Speed topic.

Added the 19BL:VL:BM:VM cylinder to the Ariel Special Flange list for special peanut type flanges.

Added a Project Engineering Checklist to the Electric Motor topic.

 

22 December   2010

Removed frame lube oil viscosity and temperature information in favor of referencing the Packager's Standards, for a single location of information.

 

  22 October   2009

Added a watt density limit to the frame lube oil heater topic.

 

 
  25 October   2008

Added a Tools topic discussing the hydraulic torque tools and the SAE hand tools as a performance software option.

Added the discussion of the SG tandem cylinder high clearance valve assemblies to the High Clearance Valve Assembly topic.

 
7 March   2007

Modified Capacity and Load Control topic to include a load sequence hierarchy (including notes and links within the Torsional and Cylinder Single Acting topics to Capacity and Load Control topic).

Removed Frame Thermal Growth topic.  Please refer to the same topic presented in the Packager's Standards, Technical Manuals and Outline Drawings.

Revised Low Suction Temperature Applications Topic to be Suction Temperature, discussing low suction temperature, high suction temperature and high mean cylinder gas temperature.

Added Non-Intercooled Topic.

Modified Ariel Calculation Method to remove critical temperature and pressure references.

Removed the No Yellow Metals topic from the Sour Gas topic.

 

23 February 2007

Corrected Frame Driven Lube Oil Pump discussion for the large frames that have external pressure relief valves downstream of the lube oil filter.

28 December 2006

Modified Deactivated Stage topic, added clarification for the durations of blowthru and pulling suction valves.

Added Special Tools topic for Hydraulic torque tools.

Modified Helium Leak Test topic, added the mole weight and hydrogen content requiring He test.

 
6 December 2006

Modified Assembly Inspections and Tests topic, added "prepared for shipment" in last bullet point.

Modified Cylinder Hydro Test topic, changed ISO reference to match current ISO procedure numbers.

Modified Helium Leak Test topic, changed ISO reference to match current ISO procedure numbers.

Packager's Standards topic, added sub-section links.

 
6 November 2006
 

Added Gas Method page defining the usage of VMG and Hall gas methods.

Added the JGJ/4 fan shaft, a new addition to the line of fan shafts, suitable for 50 hp.

 
2 November 2006
 

Various pages: Changed JGB:V frame references to KBB:V frames.

Modified frame tilt data for the JGB:V and KBB:V frames.

Sour Gas:  Changed recommendations for S2C guides to allow for Long Single guides at lower levels of H2S when the S2C guide is not made available by Ariel (JGU:Z, KBB:V cylinders and some -VS cylinders).

 
 
 
 

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