HOME SEALING & WEAR PRODUCTS COMPRESSOR VALVES LUBRICATION SERVICE Contact CPI Locations News Literature and Resources Events Careers Valvealert™ Valvealert™ Monitoring Device Non-intrusive Intrinsically safe Easy to operate Automatic Analysis Report Generation Improving the reliability of reciprocating compressors requires improving the reliability of all critical parts that provide a potential point of failure. The reciprocating compressor valve is widely acknowledged to be the part that is responsible for more unscheduled shut downs than any other part. With many active parts, damage to a reciprocating compressor valve can result in more costly secondary damage to other parts of the compressor. Identifying and monitoring these critical components can pay huge dividends in increased reliability and reduced maintenance. Condition Monitoring aims to provide tools to give users advance information to manage and reduce the length of scheduled shut downs and make unscheduled shutdowns obsolete. Numerous monitoring systems are available to the compressor industry that are either costly to install and maintain or require specialist manpower to collect, process and analyze the data. CPI’s Valvealert™ provides a total solution that encompasses data collection & analysis, alert detection & triggering and report generation with the operation of reciprocating compressors. Valvealert™ is a technology that records an acoustic emission (AE) and temperature fingerprint for the operation of each valve (baseline). Data is analyzed against the baselines to determine whether anomalies with the operation of the compressor are present. The Valvealert™ records data non-intrusively from quick fit connectors that are bonded to the surface of each valve plate cover. The data is uploaded to a PC or laptop where the data is automatically analyzed and the necessary alerts are triggered. This provides a very versatile and flexible way of monitoring compressors. The generic Valvealert™ software presents the state of a compressor through the use of simple graphical displays. Each valve within the system has its own associated traffic light to allow anomalies to be pinpointed. The Valvealert™ software allows each valves acoustic signature to be displayed against the baselines to clearly identify anomalies with the operation of valves. Additionally the Valvealert™ software allows the user to view a snap shot of a single valve or a whole cylinder. The Valvealert™ software provides a suite of trending and diagnostic utilities to monitor the deterioration of the operation of valves over a period of time.The Valvealert™ system has both ATEX and CSA hazardous location approvals. CPI ValveAlert™ Brochure Sitemap Privacy Contact Terms and Conditions Careers Certifications ©2012 CPI (800) 675-6646 +1 (281) 207-4600 Find us on Google+