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    The key takeaways are that compressor choking or stonewalling occurs when the compressor operates at low discharge pressure and high flowrates, reaching its maximum flow limit. This can damage compressor parts if prolonged. Anti-choke valves are used to prevent choking by maintaining flow resistance in the discharge line.

    A compressor chokes or stonewalls when the resistance to flow in the discharge line drops significantly below normal levels, allowing gas velocity to approach sonic velocity in parts of the compressor.

    Prolonged operation at the choke point can lead to damage of the rotors and blades, especially in multi-stage centrifugal and axial compressors.

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    Compressor choke is an abnormal operating


    condition for centrifugal compressor. Choking of
    centrifugal compressor occurs when the
    compressor is operating at low discharge
    pressure and very high owrates. These high
    owrates at compressor choke point are actually
    the maximum that the compressor can push
    through. Any further decrease in the outlet
    resistance will not lead to increase in compressor
    output. This operating condition is also known as
    stonewalling of a centrifugal compressor.

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    Advertise with us
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    How does a compressor


    choke?
    Stonewall or choke point for a centrifugal
    compressor occurs when the resistance to ow in
    the compressor discharge line drops signicantly
    below the normal levels. Due to low resistance,
    compressor discharge sees very low back
    pressure. As suggested by the compressor maps
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    for a xed RPM value, compressor output


    increases as the backpressure at compressor
    discharge drops down. This leads to increased gas
    velocity in the centrifugal compressor. The

    can
    occur

    increase in gas velocity


    until
    it can reach

    its maximum at sonic velocity. When the gas


    velocity in any of the compressor parts reaches
    close to sonic velocity (MACH1), this is said to be
    the choke point or stonewall for compressor
    operation. The gas velocity and gas ow rate
    cannot go beyond this value at the choke point.

    Damages due to compressor


    choking
    Prolonged operation of a compressor at its choke
    point can lead to damaging the compressor parts.
    Compressor choking is not particularly damaging
    to single-stage centrifugal compressors but can
    cause serious damage to the rotors and blades of
    multistage centrifugal and axial compressors.

    How to prevent compressor


    choking
    To prevent the compressor choke or stonewall
    from happening it is needed to maintain a certain
    level of ow resistance in the compressor outlet
    line. Anti-choke valves can be used for this
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    purpose in the compressor outlet line. Anti-choke


    valves close to restrict the ow to keep
    compressor from stonewalling. When ow
    resistance in compressor outlet falls and ow
    begins to increase, the anti-choke valves close to
    develop resistance to the increasing ow.

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