Operating Experience With a Waste Heat Recovery System Installed on a Pipeline Compressor Station

Construction of the Borsig waste heat recovery system at NOVA’s Clearwater Compressor Station is now complete. Initial operation of the system has been very encouraging. This paper is an update on an earlier paper entitled “Pipeline Compressor Station with Waste Heat Recovery” by G. M. Holldorff, A. R. Hladun and S. A. Dunn. The process cycle including main components and control functions will be reviewed and their performance evaluated. Operating experience to date is also presented. In emphasizing safety, NOVA has instituted unique operating and maintenance procedures to this system. These procedures are also outlined.