MSG® TURBO-AIR® 20000 Centrifugal Air & Gas Compressor

MSG® TURBO-AIR® INTEGRALLY GEARED CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS

MSG TURBO-AIR compressors offer outstanding design flexibility. MSG compressors are application engineered with numerous available configurations:

• Flows from 70 to 3800 m3/min (2500 to 135,000 CFM)
• Input capacity to over 18,650 kW (25,000 hp)
• Discharge pressures to 100 barg (1450 psig)

FEATURES

Oil-Free Air and Gas

• Prevents system contamination
• Reduces the potential for compressed air pipeline fires caused by oil carryover
• No costly waste disposal associated with oil-laden condensate
• Eliminates the expense and maintenance of oil separation filters at the discharge

High Reliability

MSG TURBO-AIR centrifugal compressors are designed to be extremely

reliable due to:

• Conservative high-quality gear design
• Long-life pinion bearing design
• Thrust loads absorbed at low speed
• Stainless steel compression elements

Low Compressor Operating Life Cycle Cost

MSG TURBO-AIR centrifugal compressors provide better overall operating efficiency than positive displacement or other centrifugal compressors.

• Excellent efficiencies at full load, part load and no load
• Low maintenance cost
• Increased uptime from high-reliability design (limits the need for multiple unit installations for basic reliability reasons)
• No sliding or rubbing parts in the compression process that can cause wear and thereby efficiency loss 

APPLICATIONS

Engineered Air Applications

• Industrial gases
• Instrument air
• American Petroleum Institute (API) standards
• Soot blowers
• Large plant air
• Power industry related

Gas Compressor Applications

• Fuel gas boosting
• Natural gas gathering
• Hydrocarbon refrigeration gas
• Carbon monoxide
• CO2 (wet or dry)
• SynGas
• Low molecular weight recycle gas
• High-pressure nitrogen
• Landfill gas

GAS FLOW ARRANGEMENT

MSG TURBO-AIR centrifugal compressors feature an advanced arrangement of gas flow components. Advantages of this arrangement include:

• Directed gas movement to reduce turbulence induced friction
• Air is cooled after every stage to provide high isothermal efficiency

Air Flow Diagram

1. Compressor inlet
2. First-stage compressor volute
3. Coolant in
4. Coolant out
5. First-stage intercooler
6. Second-stage compressor volute
7. Second-stage intercooler
8. Third-stage compressor volute
9. Compressor discharge
   

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