EXCESSIVE VIBRATION

ON DIESEL OIL LOADING Castillo, John Adrian

Ebero, Christian

PIPELINES
Espineda, Paul Phillip
Gida, Charlie
Holgado, Charlene
Magsino, Aaron Enrique
Santiago, Robert Ryan
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS Tumbaga, Mary Jane
  There are four loading pumps connected in parallel through
the main pipeline.

FACT
 The line connects the diesel oil pump to the depot truck loading
gantries.
 Two of the four pumps have been labelled “non-operational”
since 2017.

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 Automatic recirculation valves are installed to control the
discharge of the pump by opening the bypass pipeline.
 The line has been observed with disturbing noise during times
of varying delivery rate to loading gantry.
BACKGROUND OF
 U-clamps have been installed for temporary control of
THE PROBLEM vibration but don’t solve the problem right away.
 Several “Alarm 1” vibrations have been recorded during our
last investigation in the mid-March 2019.
CAUSAL TREE ANALYSIS

Excessive Vibration on
Diesel Oil Loading
Pipelines

Automatic recirculation
Cavitation on valves didn’t channel Inadequate
Hydraulic Shock
loading pumps bypass flow properly at support structure
low-flow condition.

Rapid flow of Presence of The ARV is There is no space

diesel oil from the Issues at the loading Budget and
low-pressure usually stuck- for support
pump against the gantry section. Financing system
pipeline air bubbles open.

Large capacity of Presence of air in The spring never Some particles are stuck on the Significantly varying The equipment There are pipelines
disc seat which prevent the disc running below the
oil supplied to the supposedly air- fully return to its from completely blocking the loading capacity used in loading are free-hanging
pump. tight system unstressed state. passage of diesel oil. requirement not fine-tuned. pipelines

The suction side is not

Particles are not filtered Rate of trucks Design of the
fully air-tight and air Mechanical issues
by the strainer in the entering the
leaks inside through of the spring suction line of the pump. facilities is varying. pipeline system
pipe fittings.

Strainer has
Poor design of
been piled up
the ARV
over time.
  Conduct a regular vibration monitoring for the pipeline

SOLUTIONS  Consider other designs of automatic recirculation valves

 Regularly conduct maintenance inspection on pipe fittings and
TO THE flanges.
 Design a support system at the viewing deck of the pipeline.
PROBLEM  Conduct regular fine-tuning to equipment to improve their

PRESENTED performance and avoid unnecessary vibration.