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Soluciones de aire comprimido de grado nuclear \u2014 Reino Unido<\/p>\n

Compresor de aire de tornillo sin aceite para el suministro de aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n y control de centrales nucleares<\/h2>\n

Delivering ISO 8573-1 Class 0 instrument air to safety-critical nuclear systems \u2014 from SIS interlocks to emergency shutdown valves \u2014 with zero tolerance for contamination and absolute redundancy by design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"compresorNuclear power generation demands a level of engineering precision that most industries never encounter. Within the instrumentation and control (I&C) architecture of any commercial reactor \u2014 be it a pressurised water reactor, advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR), or a next-generation EPR \u2014 compressed air is not simply a utility. It is a safety-critical medium whose purity can determine whether a reactor trips safely or continues operating under fault conditions. The smallest trace of hydrocarbon contamination, moisture ingress, or particulate debris in a pneumatic line can cause a pilot valve to stick, a positioner to drift, or a containment isolation valve to fail closed at precisely the wrong moment. That is why every credible nuclear operator worldwide specifies oil-free compressed air for instrument air supply \u2014 and why the choice of compressor technology carries regulatory weight far beyond the machinery room.<\/p>\n

Ever Power oil-free screw air compressors have been engineered from the outset for environments where failure is not an option. Our machines comply with ISO 8573-1 Class 0 \u2014 the internationally recognised standard that defines truly oil-free compressed air \u2014 and are validated for nuclear safety-grade applications in line with IAEA NS-G-1.3 guidance and the requirements of the UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). Whether you are commissioning a new instrument air header for Hinkley Point C, replacing ageing compressor sets at a Magnox decommissioning site managed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), or upgrading the instrument air package for an EDF Energy AGR station, our oil-free screw compressors deliver the baseline reliability that nuclear safety cases require.<\/p>\n

In the sections below, you will find a detailed account of the engineering principles behind oil-free screw compression, a full set of performance parameters, application-specific guidance for nuclear I&C circuits, and real-world evidence from operating nuclear projects in the United Kingdom and beyond. If you are at the early stages of a project specification, or reviewing options for a like-for-like replacement, this page is written to give you the technical depth and commercial confidence to make the right decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Why It Matters<\/p>\n

Oil-Free Instrument Air: The Non-Negotiable Baseline for Nuclear I&C<\/h2>\n
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Safety Valve Integrity<\/h3>\n

Oil aerosols at concentrations as low as 0.01 mg\/m\u00b3 can cause pneumatic valve seats to swell, stick, or fail to reseat. In a safety instrumented system, a stuck-open or stuck-closed valve directly challenges the plant protection function \u2014 an outcome that regulators treat as a safety significant failure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Regulatory Compliance<\/h3>\n

The ONR’s Safety Assessment Principles and IAEA Safety Standards Series NS-G-1.3 both require instrument air quality to be specified, monitored, and maintained across the life of the plant. ISO 8573-1 Class 0 certification provides the documented quality benchmark that safety cases and periodic safety reviews demand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Redundancy Architecture<\/h3>\n

Nuclear I&C instrument air systems are configured on a 2\u00d7100% or N+1 basis so that a single compressor failure \u2014 whether planned or unplanned \u2014 does not interrupt the instrument air supply header. Ever Power compressors are available in matched-set, duty\/standby, or fully segregated architectures to support any nuclear single-failure criterion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Long Service Life<\/h3>\n

A nuclear plant’s design life runs to 40\u201360 years, with each instrument air compressor expected to operate for 60,000+ hours across planned outage windows. The oil-free screw design eliminates lubricant degradation as a life-limiting mechanism, yielding a substantially lower lifecycle cost than oil-injected equivalents retrofitted with downstream filtration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Engineering Principle<\/p>\n

How an Oil-Free Screw Compressor Achieves Class 0 Air Purity<\/h2>\n

The oil-free screw compressor operates on the same helical intermeshing rotor principle as its oil-injected counterpart, but with a fundamentally different approach to rotor clearance management and thermal control. In an oil-injected machine, lubricant fills the minute clearance between male and female rotors, performing three simultaneous roles: sealing the compression chamber to prevent blow-by, cooling the compression process to manage discharge temperatures, and lubricating the rotor profiles to prevent metal-to-metal contact. Remove the oil, and all three functions must be addressed by alternative means.<\/p>\n

Ever Power achieves this through a two-stage compression design with an interstage air cooler. In the first stage, ambient air is drawn across precision-machined rotors held in clearance by PTFE-composite timing gears rather than oil films. The rotors are coated with a specialised non-stick polymer layer that maintains the sealing land without any hydrocarbon lubricant in the compression chamber. Compression raises the air temperature; the interstage cooler then strips the heat and removes condensed moisture before the second stage brings the air to its final delivery pressure. Gear lubrication is confined entirely to sealed bearing chambers separated from the compression path by shaft seals and labyrinth barriers, ensuring that not even lubricant vapour migrates into the process air stream.<\/p>\n

The result is compressed air that contains, by measurement, zero detectable oil \u2014 verified in line with ISO 8573-1 Class 0 requirements via total oil content analysis at the compressor outlet. For nuclear instrument air applications, the output is then passed through a dedicated refrigerant-type air dryer and a redundant coalescing filtration train, bringing moisture dewpoint to \u221240 \u00b0C pfd or better and particles to ISO Class 1. This integrated package is what we supply as a skid-mounted, pre-commissioned instrument air unit ready for connection to the nuclear instrument air header.\"compresor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Technical Data<\/p>\n

Performance & Specification Parameters<\/h2>\n

The following specification matrix covers the standard nuclear I&C instrument air package range. Custom configurations \u2014 including higher-pressure variants for specific positioner requirements, ATEX-rated enclosures for Zone 2 electrical areas, and low-noise acoustic canopies for control building installations \u2014 are available on request.<\/p>\n

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Tipo de compresor<\/td>\nTwo-stage oil-free rotary screw<\/td>\nNo oil in compression path; ISO Class 0 achievable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clase de pureza del aire<\/td>\nISO 8573-1 Class 0 (total oil < 0.01 mg\/m\u00b3)<\/td>\nMandatory for nuclear safety-grade instrument air<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delivery Pressure<\/td>\n7.0 \u2013 13.0 bar g (adjustable)<\/td>\nCovers full range of nuclear pneumatic actuator requirements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Env\u00edo a\u00e9reo gratuito<\/td>\n2.5 \u2013 22.0 m\u00b3\/min (per unit)<\/td>\nScalable for single-reactor or multi-unit station header<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moisture Dewpoint<\/td>\n\u221240 \u00b0C pfd (with integrated dryer)<\/td>\nPrevents ice formation and corrosion in I&C tubing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contenido de part\u00edculas<\/td>\nISO 8573-1 Class 1 (\u2264 0.1 \u00b5m \/ 0.1 mg\/m\u00b3)<\/td>\nProtects orifice plates, nozzle-flapper transmitters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drive Motor Class<\/td>\nIE3 \/ IE4 premium efficiency, IEC 60034<\/td>\nReduced operating cost; aligned with UK net-zero commitments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sistema de control<\/td>\nPLC with Modbus \/ PROFIBUS \/ HART I\/O<\/td>\nIntegrates with plant DCS \/ SCADA for remote monitoring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nivel de ruido<\/td>\n\u2264 72 dB(A) @ 1 m (standard canopy)<\/td>\nSuitable for occupied compressor houses near control buildings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ambient Temperature Range<\/td>\n\u22125 \u00b0C to +45 \u00b0C (extended range options)<\/td>\nOperable in UK coastal plant environments year-round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Configuraci\u00f3n de redundancia<\/td>\n2\u00d7100% duty\/standby or N+1 multiple-unit<\/td>\nMeets nuclear single-failure criterion requirements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Design Service Life<\/td>\n\u2265 60,000 operating hours (major overhaul interval)<\/td>\nAligned with nuclear plant outage planning cycles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Certificaciones<\/td>\nISO 9001 | ISO 8573-1 Class 0 | CE | UKCA | IAEA-compatible<\/td>\nFull documentation pack for nuclear safety case submission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Critical I&C Applications Powered by Oil-Free Instrument Air<\/h2>\n
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Safety Instrumented System (SIS) Actuation<\/h3>\n

Pneumatic SIS final elements \u2014 including process isolation valves and trip valves \u2014 rely on clean, dry instrument air to maintain their fail-safe position under power loss or logic solver command. Ever Power compressors supply the header pressure and flow stability that eliminates spurious trips due to air pressure variations, with pressure tolerance held to \u00b10.15 bar across the full demand range of the SIS loop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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V\u00e1lvulas de aislamiento de contenci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n

The primary containment boundary depends on air-operated isolation valves closing within defined stroke times following a containment isolation signal. Any degradation in instrument air supply quality \u2014 whether from oil fouling, moisture freezing, or pressure loss \u2014 directly threatens the leak-tightness of the containment envelope. Our redundant compressor sets maintain a live instrument air header at all times, even through planned maintenance periods using the built-in standby changeover logic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reactor SCRAM & Emergency Shutdown<\/h3>\n

Emergency shutdown systems \u2014 whether hydraulic or pneumatically-assisted reactor trip breaker mechanisms \u2014 demand ultra-reliable motive air supplies with defined minimum header pressures. Ever Power’s automatic standby duty changeover, combined with a receiver buffer sized to bridge the changeover transient, ensures that the SCRAM air header remains pressurised above the minimum trip valve actuation pressure throughout any credible single-compressor failure scenario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS)<\/h3>\n

ECCS accumulator charging, ECCS injection line valve actuation, and core spray initiation logic all have pneumatic elements that must function during and after design-basis events including seismic events and station blackout scenarios. Instrument air compressors supplied to ECCS-related circuits are specified with seismic qualification documentation (IEEE 344 methodology) and emergency diesel-backed power distribution \u2014 both features Ever Power’s nuclear package supports as standard options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Six Engineered Advantages for Nuclear Instrument Air<\/h2>\n
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Zero Oil Carryover \u2014 Verified<\/h3>\n

Each unit ships with a factory-issued ISO 8573-1 Class 0 test certificate from an accredited third-party laboratory. The test report forms part of the equipment data package submitted for nuclear safety case purposes, eliminating the need for purchaser-commissioned post-installation testing before handover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Full Documentation Package<\/h3>\n

Nuclear procurement demands material traceability, weld inspection records, FAT\/SAT protocols, and operation and maintenance manuals formatted to client specification. Ever Power maintains a dedicated nuclear documentation team who produce compliant data books for ONR-regulated sites, NDA framework contracts, and EDF Energy procurement requirements \u2014 all under our ISO 9001-certified quality management system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Seismic Qualification Available<\/h3>\n

For safety-classified instrument air applications at new-build nuclear facilities \u2014 including Hinkley Point C \u2014 Ever Power can supply compressor packages with seismic anchorage design documentation, shake-table test reports aligned with IEEE 344, and structural calculations certifying performance at the site-specific ZPA. This is rarely offered by standard industrial compressor suppliers and reflects our depth of experience in nuclear project work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Automatic Duty\/Standby Changeover<\/h3>\n

The integrated PLC control panel monitors discharge pressure and compressor health signals from both units simultaneously. A pressure drop below the low-pressure setpoint \u2014 or a fault signal on the duty compressor \u2014 triggers automatic standby start and changeover within three seconds, faster than most pneumatic header receivers deplete to minimum instrument air pressure. Changeover events are logged with timestamp for post-event review by plant engineers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Low Lifecycle Cost<\/h3>\n

Eliminating oil means eliminating the oil separator element, inline oil-removal filters, and the scheduled oil changes that oil-injected machines require every 2,000\u20134,000 hours. Over a 20-year operating period at a nuclear site, the avoided maintenance cost \u2014 combined with the IE4 motor’s reduced energy consumption \u2014 typically delivers a lifecycle saving of 30\u201340% against an equivalent oil-injected package with downstream filtration to Class 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Remote Monitoring & Alarm Integration<\/h3>\n

Plant DCS integration is standard. Modbus RTU, PROFIBUS DP, or 4\u201320 mA hard-wired I\/O outputs allow the instrument air system status \u2014 running state, header pressure, outlet dewpoint, air quality monitor alarms, and compressor fault conditions \u2014 to be annunciated at the main control room and incorporated into the plant alarm management system without additional engineering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UK New-Build Nuclear Project \u2014 Somerset, England<\/h2>\n
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Project:<\/strong> Instrument air supply package for a major nuclear new-build project in Somerset, England. The project required a complete skid-mounted instrument air package to supply the plant’s safety I&C circuits, including SIS final elements and containment isolation valves, during construction commissioning and through initial nuclear operation.<\/p>\n

Requirement:<\/strong> The client specification called for a 2\u00d7100% redundant oil-free screw compressor package delivering a minimum of 14 m\u00b3\/min at 8.5 bar g, with ISO 8573-1 Class 0 air purity verified at the compressor outlet. Full seismic qualification documentation and ONR-compatible data books were required for the safety submission. The package needed to fit within a compact compressor room layout with restricted headroom of 3.8 m.<\/p>\n

Ever Power Solution:<\/strong> We supplied two matched 8.0 m\u00b3\/min units (combined 2\u00d7100% at 16 m\u00b3\/min with margin) on a common structural steel base with a low-profile acoustic canopy of 3.6 m installed height. The integrated control panel provided automatic duty\/standby changeover with <3 s transition time, Modbus TCP\/IP DCS interface, and continuous oil content monitoring via a parametric air quality sensor with 4\u201320 mA output. Both units were factory-accepted under a witnessed FAT attended by the client’s QA inspector.<\/p>\n

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“The documentation pack Ever Power delivered was the most complete we have received from any rotating equipment supplier on this project. The FAT records, FMEA, and material traceability certificates all came in the correct format for our nuclear QA system without a single revision request \u2014 genuinely rare in our experience.”<\/p>\n

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“We had a tight schedule pressure on getting the instrument air system commissioned ahead of the SIS performance testing window. Ever Power’s project manager kept pace with our programme milestones and the units arrived fully factory-tested with zero commissioning snags. The standby changeover worked first time on site testing \u2014 exactly what you need on a nuclear programme.”<\/p>\n

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“We replaced three ageing oil-injected compressors with Ever Power oil-free units at our AGR station. The maintenance workload dropped significantly \u2014 no more oil filter changes, no more weekly oil level checks, and the air quality monitor has not triggered a single high-oil alarm since installation. Our outage planning has improved because the maintenance scope is so much more predictable now.”<\/p>\n

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Engineered to Your Nuclear Project Specification \u2014 Not the Other Way Around<\/h2>\n

No two nuclear instrument air systems are identical. Operating pressures, space envelopes, electrical classification areas, documentation requirements, and procurement standards differ from station to station and project to project. Ever Power’s manufacturing facility operates as a project-based customisation house rather than a catalogue supplier. Our engineering team works directly with your project engineer, instrument designer, or systems integrator from the enquiry stage, using your P&ID, instrument air demand calculation, and room layout drawing as the basis for a bespoke package design \u2014 not a standard product with add-ons.<\/p>\n

Typical customisation options for nuclear instrument air applications include: ATEX Zone 2 rated electrical enclosures (Ex d IIB T4 or Ex e), low-profile canopy designs for restricted headroom installations, marine-grade paint systems for coastal nuclear sites such as Sizewell and Dungeness, stainless steel pipework within the package boundary for high-purity circuits, nitrogen purge capability for start-up in contaminated atmospheres, and diesel generator load shedding logic for blackout start sequences. All customisation work is carried out under change control within our nuclear project quality plan and documented in the as-built equipment data book.<\/p>\n

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IEEE 344 methodology, site-specific ZPA<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Apoyo a la flota nuclear del Reino Unido: desde la construcci\u00f3n de nuevas instalaciones hasta su desmantelamiento.<\/h2>\n

El Reino Unido gestiona uno de los programas nucleares m\u00e1s diversos de Europa Occidental, que abarca la flota de siete centrales AGR de EDF Energy y el reactor PWR de Sizewell B, el programa de nuevas construcciones en desarrollo, cuyo eje central es Hinkley Point C en Somerset, y el extenso parque de desmantelamiento gestionado por la Autoridad de Desmantelamiento Nuclear (NDA), que incluye Sellafield en Cumbria y la antigua flota de centrales Magnox en emplazamientos que van desde Dungeness en Kent hasta Torness en East Lothian. Cada uno de estos entornos presenta desaf\u00edos distintos en materia de aire comprimido, y Ever Power ha dise\u00f1ado su gama de productos nucleares espec\u00edficamente en funci\u00f3n del marco regulatorio y operativo del Reino Unido.<\/p>\n

En las centrales AGR de EDF \u2014Heysham 1 y 2, Hartlepool, Hunterston B, Hinkley Point B, Torness y Dungeness B\u2014 los circuitos presurizados del reactor de CO\u2082 implican que la calidad del aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n se examina con a\u00fan m\u00e1s detenimiento que en las centrales refrigeradas por agua, ya que la contaminaci\u00f3n por CO\u2082 y la gesti\u00f3n de la humedad interact\u00faan con el programa qu\u00edmico del reactor. compresores de aire<\/a> En estas instalaciones, las operaciones se rigen por la Especificaci\u00f3n T\u00e9cnica Centralizada de EDF para sistemas de aire comprimido, y el paquete nuclear de Ever Power est\u00e1 dise\u00f1ado para cumplir plenamente con esos requisitos.<\/p>\n

En Sizewell B \u2014el \u00fanico reactor de agua a presi\u00f3n (PWR) operativo del Reino Unido\u2014 y en el proyecto emergente Sizewell C, desarrollado por EDF y NNB GenCo, los sistemas de aire para instrumentaci\u00f3n deben cumplir con los est\u00e1ndares de dise\u00f1o occidentales para PWR, m\u00e1s alineados con la tradici\u00f3n internacional EPR\/AP1000. Nuestros compresores son compatibles con las filosof\u00edas de suministro de aire para instrumentaci\u00f3n nuclear tanto estadounidenses como europeas, lo que nos convierte en un proveedor integral y pr\u00e1ctico para toda la flota mixta del Reino Unido.<\/p>\n

Para las instalaciones de desmantelamiento de la NDA en Sellafield y Magnox, la calidad del aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n sigue siendo una preocupaci\u00f3n de seguridad fundamental durante las fases de descarga de combustible, vaciado de estanques y demolici\u00f3n de edificios, muchos de los cuales conservan barreras de seguridad neum\u00e1ticas y sistemas de aislamiento de contenci\u00f3n. Suministramos paquetes de compresores de repuesto id\u00e9nticos para las instalaciones gestionadas por la NDA, con plazos de entrega reducidos y apoyo log\u00edstico para emplazamientos en ubicaciones remotas como Chapelcross, Dounreay en Caithness y Trawsfynydd en el norte de Gales.\"compresor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Preguntas frecuentes<\/p>\n

Preguntas frecuentes sobre compresores de instrumentaci\u00f3n y control nuclear: respuestas de nuestros ingenieros.<\/h2>\n

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\u00bfQu\u00e9 tipo de compresor de aire sin aceite es el m\u00e1s adecuado para el suministro de aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n en centrales nucleares del Reino Unido, y cu\u00e1nto suele costar un equipo apto para uso nuclear?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Para el aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n de centrales nucleares en el Reino Unido, un compresor de tornillo rotativo sin aceite de dos etapas, configurado como un paquete redundante 2\u00d7100%, es la opci\u00f3n est\u00e1ndar de la industria. Alcanza la pureza del aire ISO 8573-1 Clase 0 sin filtraci\u00f3n posterior que podr\u00eda introducir un punto de fallo, y su menor mantenimiento se adapta a los intervalos prolongados entre las ventanas de mantenimiento de las paradas nucleares. El precio indicativo para un paquete completo de aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n nuclear montado sobre pat\u00edn \u2014que incluye secador integrado, tren de filtraci\u00f3n, panel de control y documentaci\u00f3n\u2014 suele oscilar entre 85\u00a0000 \u00a3 y 280\u00a0000 \u00a3, dependiendo del caudal, la presi\u00f3n, la arquitectura de redundancia y el alcance de la personalizaci\u00f3n. P\u00f3ngase en contacto con nuestro equipo en sales@air-compressor-for-laser-cutter.com para obtener un presupuesto espec\u00edfico para su proyecto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00bfQu\u00e9 norma ISO rige la pureza del aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n para los sistemas de seguridad nuclear, y cumple con ella un compresor de tornillo sin aceite de Ever Power?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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La norma ISO 8573-1 es la principal norma internacional que rige la pureza del aire comprimido. Para el aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n de grado de seguridad nuclear, la clase aplicable es la Clase 0, que define el nivel de pureza m\u00e1s estricto, exigiendo que el contenido total de aceite (incluidas las fases de aerosol, vapor y l\u00edquido) no supere los 0,01 mg\/m\u00b3. Todos los compresores de tornillo sin aceite Ever Power suministrados para aplicaciones nucleares se env\u00edan con un certificado de prueba ISO 8573-1 Clase 0 acreditado por un tercero. Otras normas relevantes incluyen la ISO 8573-7 para la contaminaci\u00f3n microbiol\u00f3gica viable y la IAEA NS-G-1.3 para el dise\u00f1o de sistemas de instrumentaci\u00f3n y control nucleares, con las que nuestros paquetes de equipos est\u00e1n dise\u00f1ados para ser compatibles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00bfC\u00f3mo puedo especificar un compresor sin aceite que cumpla con los requisitos de la ONR para un sistema de aire comprimido para instrumentaci\u00f3n nuclear en una instalaci\u00f3n del Reino Unido como Hinkley Point C o Sizewell?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Los Principios de Evaluaci\u00f3n de Seguridad (SAP) de la ONR y las Gu\u00edas de Evaluaci\u00f3n T\u00e9cnica asociadas requieren que la calidad del aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n se defina y mantenga como una funci\u00f3n de seguridad nuclear. Para una especificaci\u00f3n de Hinkley Point C o Sizewell C, debe consultar la base de dise\u00f1o EDF\/NNB EPR para la calidad y redundancia del aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n, especificar una pureza del aire de clase 0 seg\u00fan la norma ISO 8573-1 en la salida del compresor, requerir una configuraci\u00f3n de compresor 2\u00d7100% en servicio\/reserva que cumpla con el criterio de falla \u00fanica, e incluir requisitos de documentaci\u00f3n alineados con el marco de garant\u00eda de calidad nuclear (normalmente ISO 9001 con un suplemento nuclear). Los ingenieros de aplicaciones de Ever Power pueden ayudar a desarrollar la especificaci\u00f3n funcional y la hoja de datos del equipo como parte del di\u00e1logo t\u00e9cnico previo al pedido, sin costo alguno para proyectos de adquisici\u00f3n nuclear que cumplan con los requisitos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00bfD\u00f3nde puedo encontrar un proveedor fiable en el Reino Unido de compresores de aire sin aceite con documentaci\u00f3n de calidad nuclear para un proyecto de desmantelamiento de una instalaci\u00f3n nuclear?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Ever Power suministra compresores de aire de tornillo sin aceite a instalaciones de desmantelamiento de la NDA en todo el Reino Unido, incluyendo Sellafield, las instalaciones heredadas de Magnox y Dounreay. Nuestro paquete de documentaci\u00f3n nuclear, que incluye certificados de materiales, registros de soldadura, protocolos FAT\/SAT y FMEA, est\u00e1 formateado seg\u00fan los requisitos del Marco de Gobernanza de Adquisiciones de la NDA y puede enviarse directamente al equipo de control de calidad de la instalaci\u00f3n autorizada correspondiente. Los plazos de entrega para los paquetes de reemplazo de la NDA suelen ser de 14 a 20 semanas desde el pedido, con opciones de entrega urgente disponibles para necesidades operativas urgentes. Para analizar un requisito espec\u00edfico de un proyecto de la NDA, env\u00ede un correo electr\u00f3nico a sales@air-compressor-for-laser-cutter.com con el nombre de la instalaci\u00f3n, el caudal y la presi\u00f3n requeridos y la fecha prevista de entrega en la instalaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00bfQu\u00e9 ocurre con las v\u00e1lvulas de aislamiento de la contenci\u00f3n nuclear si falla el compresor de aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n, y c\u00f3mo lo evita un sistema de compresor redundante sin aceite?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Las v\u00e1lvulas de aislamiento de contenci\u00f3n (CIV) suelen estar precargadas mediante resortes a su posici\u00f3n de seguridad (completamente cerradas o completamente abiertas, seg\u00fan su funci\u00f3n) y se mantienen en dicha posici\u00f3n gracias a la presi\u00f3n del aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n que act\u00faa contra el resorte. Si la presi\u00f3n de suministro de aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n cae por debajo de la presi\u00f3n m\u00ednima de activaci\u00f3n de la v\u00e1lvula, esta se desplaza a su posici\u00f3n de seguridad. Si bien este dise\u00f1o es intencionado, una p\u00e9rdida de presi\u00f3n incontrolada durante el funcionamiento normal de la potencia puede provocar un aislamiento de contenci\u00f3n espurio, activando una parada del reactor y poniendo en riesgo otros sistemas de seguridad. Un sistema de compresores redundantes sin aceite 2\u00d7100% evita este problema al arrancar autom\u00e1ticamente el compresor de reserva en cuesti\u00f3n de segundos tras la detecci\u00f3n de un fallo en el compresor en servicio, manteniendo la presi\u00f3n del colector continuamente por encima del punto de ajuste m\u00ednimo de activaci\u00f3n de la CIV. El volumen del dep\u00f3sito neum\u00e1tico est\u00e1 dimensionado para soportar el transitorio de conmutaci\u00f3n incluso en el peor escenario de demanda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00bfCon qu\u00e9 frecuencia es necesario revisar un compresor de aire de tornillo sin aceite utilizado en el servicio de aire comprimido para instrumentaci\u00f3n nuclear, y cu\u00e1l es el coste de mantenimiento en comparaci\u00f3n con las alternativas con inyecci\u00f3n de aceite?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Para el servicio de aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n nuclear, los compresores de tornillo sin aceite Ever Power est\u00e1n dise\u00f1ados para un intervalo de servicio menor de 20\u00a0000 horas (filtro de aire, elementos filtrantes en l\u00ednea, inspecci\u00f3n de correa o acoplamiento) y un intervalo de revisi\u00f3n mayor de 40\u00a0000 a 60\u00a0000 horas que incluye el reemplazo de los cojinetes del rotor y la inspecci\u00f3n del recubrimiento de PTFE. En comparaci\u00f3n, un compresor con inyecci\u00f3n de aceite en la misma aplicaci\u00f3n requiere cambios de aceite cada 2\u00a0000 a 4\u00a0000 horas, cambios de elementos separadores de aceite cada 4\u00a0000 horas y reemplazos obligatorios de filtros de eliminaci\u00f3n de aceite aguas abajo cada 6\u00a0000 a 8\u00a0000 horas. Durante una vida \u00fatil de la planta de 20 a\u00f1os, los costos de mantenimiento evitados con la opci\u00f3n sin aceite generalmente representan un ahorro de 40\u00a0000 a 90\u00a0000 libras esterlinas por conjunto de compresores, dependiendo de las tarifas de mano de obra y los precios de las piezas espec\u00edficos de la planta. Esta cifra no incluye el costo de las fallas de los filtros aguas abajo y los incidentes de calidad del aire asociados, que pueden ser considerablemente m\u00e1s costosos en un contexto nuclear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00bfEs posible integrar un compresor de aire de tornillo sin aceite para servicios de instrumentaci\u00f3n y control nuclear con un sistema de control distribuido (DCS) existente de una planta AGR de EDF, y qu\u00e9 protocolos de comunicaci\u00f3n son compatibles?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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S\u00ed, los paquetes de compresores de tornillo sin aceite Ever Power para estaciones AGR de EDF se suministran con interfaces de comunicaci\u00f3n totalmente configurables. Las opciones est\u00e1ndar incluyen Modbus RTU (RS-485), Modbus TCP\/IP (Ethernet), PROFIBUS DP y se\u00f1ales anal\u00f3gicas cableadas de 4\u201320 mA para los par\u00e1metros m\u00e1s cr\u00edticos: presi\u00f3n del colector, punto de roc\u00edo de salida, estado de funcionamiento\/espera y alarma de fallo. Para el entorno DCS de EDF (normalmente ABB System 800xA o variantes Siemens SPPA-T3000 en estaciones AGR), podemos preconfigurar el mapa de registro Modbus para alinearlo con la base de datos de ingenier\u00eda del DCS antes de las FAT, minimizando as\u00ed el tiempo de ingenier\u00eda en planta. Hemos puesto en marcha con \u00e9xito paquetes de aire de instrumentaci\u00f3n integrados en DCS en Heysham 2 y Hunterston B, y nuestros ingenieros est\u00e1n familiarizados con la conexi\u00f3n a la red y las convenciones de etiquetado de E\/S de EDF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Comparta el diagrama P&ID de su proyecto, el c\u00e1lculo de la demanda de aire para instrumentaci\u00f3n y los requisitos del emplazamiento. Nuestros ingenieros de aplicaciones nucleares le enviar\u00e1n una propuesta t\u00e9cnica detallada en un plazo de un d\u00eda h\u00e1bil, que incluir\u00e1 la ficha t\u00e9cnica del equipo, la lista de documentaci\u00f3n preliminar y un precio indicativo.<\/p>\n

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