Disassembly and inspection of the supercharger (1979)

Panorama of the gas pipeline compressor station.

Gas compressor.

Station control panel.

Before starting work, the gas supercharger is disconnected from the gas pipeline.

Gas from the supercharger and the circuit is bled into the atmosphere.

Warning signs on the supercharger.

The team is preparing to open the supercharger.

The supercharger cover fasteners are removed.

The forcing screws are installed.

The cover is slung.

The repairmen remove the cover from the casing with forcing screws.

Moving the end cover.

It is installed on a special stand.

Inspection, detection and elimination of defects.

After removing the cover, the gas contamination level in the workplace is checked.

Forced ventilation.

Before removing the diffuser, the labyrinth seal clearances are checked.

The repairmen remove the diffuser from the supercharger casing.

Preparing to remove the impeller.

It is also removed using a special device.

The impeller is moved and installed on a stand.

The end seal is removed.

The seal is disassembled on the workbench, the parts are checked and identified for defects.

Any defects found are eliminated.

The thrust and support bearings are disassembled.

The lateral clearances and clearances in the floating ring are measured.

The measurement results are recorded in the form.

The upper clearance in the liner is measured.

The fit of the rotor neck to the lower half of the liner is checked.

The bearing pads are checked with an indicator.

The repairmen take out the rotor.

Demonstration of the parts of the disassembled supercharger.

Control measurements are taken during assembly.

Measuring the axial run of the rotor.

A room with gas superchargers.