[Dsg-rich] RICH Compressor 1 - belts tightened, compressor tested

[Tyler Lemon]

Hello,

This morning, Calvin checked and tightened the belts on Compressor 1 to resolve the squealing problem last time we turned it on.

Afterwards, we ran the compressor to see if the compressor behaved as expected. We found that the compressor charged the buffer tank to ~110 psi with no problem but as soon as airflow started, it very slowly started to decrease in pressure despite the compressor running.

There is a chance that we just did not let the system run long enough to return to its normal behavior, but it seems likely that there may be an issue with the compressor since it does not build up to its pressure set point.

We depressurized the system and closed all valves, as per standard procedure when turning the system off.

Attached is an annotated plot showing the buffer tank pressure during the test.

Best regards,
Tyler
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