Success Story

Achieving Optimal Control Stability, Maintainability and Availability for a Leading Petrochemical Manufacturer

Retrofitting Existing Turbomachinery for Smoother Operations and Optimal Control

The customer’s hydrogen recycle compressor control system had numerous shortcomings, causing critical safety and performance issues. Antisurge controllers were overly cautious, risking excessive power consumption. The system's convoluted logic lacked a backup plan for transmitter failures, compromising surge protection and control accuracy. 

The retrofit faced challenges such as outdated as-built drawings, the absence of compressor performance curves (requiring blind surge tests) and a tight eight-week timeline, underscoring the need for a quick and effective solution.

CCC’s experts customized the Prodigy platform to enhance production throughput and reduce lifecycle costs. The retrofit comprised a Prodigy duplex control system with essential controls and desktop HMI engineering workstations. New auxiliary control logic improved readability, leading to increased productivity, mitigated safety risks and enhanced control stability within the eight-week timeframe.

Download the full case study to discover the specifics of the CCC Prodigy retrofit and how our experts leveraged unmatched turbomachinery controls expertise to deliver the ideal solution for this petrochemical customer.