2025 Spring Meeting and 21st Global Congress on Process Safety

(66d) Charge Gas Compressor Dry Gas Seal Failure

Author

Chris Schrock - Presenter, Chevron Phillips Chemicals
This technical presentation is to review the failure of the dry gas seals on Cracked Gas Compressor at a Chevron Phillips Facility in 2022. It will cover the design and process conditions that contributed to the failure and extended downtime event.