HURRICANE BOOSTER COMPRESSORS

RC Drilling
Pierre Coulon
Product Manager Reverse circulation
HURRICANE BOOSTERS
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What is a booster?
A booster (= booster compressor)
Takes pre-compressed air from a compressor, and compresses it further to a higher
discharge pressure.
A booster from Hurricane Compressors
Is a reciprocating compressor, based on a modified engine block.
Typical suction pressure is 24-25 bar
Typical discharge pressure is 69bar for single-stage booster, but can go up to 345bar
for multi-stage boosters
Can compress AIR or NITROGEN

AIR AT 69-345 BAR
AIR AT 24 BAR
AIR AT 1 BAR
atmospheric
FEED AIR
COMPRESSOR(s)
BOOSTER
HURRICANE BOOSTERS
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PRESSURE
bar psi
345 5000

275 4000


207 3000

155 2250

103 1500

69 1000

52 750

35 500


25 365


20 290


12 175


7 100
PORTABLE COMPRESSOR
PORTABLE BOOSTER
MULTIPLE COMPRESSORS
MULTIPLE BOOSTERS
FLOW
185 250 600 850 1250 2000 5000 10,000 cfm
90 120 280 400 590 945 2360 4720 l/s
Portable Air - extended product range
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Hurricane booster range
Booster
Old name
Booster New name Engine Suction P
(psi / bar)
Discharge P
(psi / bar)
Capacity
(m3/min)
Capacity
(l/sec)
Capacity
(cfm)
4.5T-276-41B-750 B4 - 41 / 750 JD 4045 350 / 24 750 / 51 51 850 1800
4.5T-276-41B-1000 B4 - 41 / 1000 JD 4045 350 / 24 1000 / 69 40 660 1400
6.7T-276-41B-1000 B6 - 41 / 1000 Cummins 6,7 350 / 24 1000 / 69 68 1135 2400
7T-276-41B-1000 B7 - 41 / 1000 CAT C7 350 / 24 1000 / 69 68 1135 2400
7T-276-42B-2000 B7 - 42 / 2175 CAT C7 350 / 24 2175 / 150 34 566 1200
7T-276-43B-3000 B7 - 43 / 3000 CAT C7 150 / 10.3 3000 / 206 14 236 500
7T-276-43B-4000 B7 - 43 / 4000 CAT C7 320 / 22 4000 / 275 21 354 750
13T-414-62B-2000 B13 - 62 / 2175 CAT C13 350 / 24 2175 / 150
800 / 55
51
76
850
1275
1800
2700
15T-855-62B-2000 B15 - 62 / 2175 CAT C15 350 / 24 2175 / 150
800 / 55
68
91
1135
1510
2400
3200
15T-855-63B-3000 B15 - 63 / 3000 CAT C15 325 / 22.4 3000 / 206 51 850 1800
15T-855-63B-4000 B15 - 63 / 4000 CAT C15 310 / 21.4 4000 / 275 47 780 1650
18T-855-62B-2000 B18 - 62 / 2175 CAT C18 350 / 24 2175 / 150
800 / 55
76
102
1275
1700
2700
3600
18T-855-63B-3000 B18 - 63 / 3000 CAT C18 325 / 22.4 3000 / 206 57 945 2000
18T-855-63B-4000 B18 - 63 / 4000 CAT C18 325 / 22.4 4000 / 275 57 945 2000
18TT-855-63B-5000 B18TT - 63 / 5000 CAT C18TT 350 / 24 5000 / 345 61 1012 2145
18TT-855-61B-1000 B18TT - 61 / 1000 CAT C18TT 350 / 24 1000 / 69 127 2125 4500
NOTE: Different booster capacities & pressures available on demand.
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Booster build-up
Booster compressor
(= pumper)
Diesel engine
Engine water cooler
Booster pre-cooler,
(intercooler,) and
aftercooler
Booster scrubber tank
(= water separator)

Battery system (24V)

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Typical combinations
1 * XRVS 1250 + B4-41/1000
1250 cfm / 38 m3/min @ 1000 psi / 69 bar
XRVS1250 + RD20 drill rig (+ORV compr.) + B7-41/1000
2400 cfm / 68 m3/min @ 1000 psi / 69 bar
XRVS 1250 + Explorac 220RC (+ORV compr.)+ B7-41/1000
2400 cfm / 68 m3/min @ 1000psi / 69bar
2 * XRVS1350 + B18-62
2700 cfm / 76 m3/min @ 2175 psi / 150 bar
XRVS1250 + B7-42/2175
1200 cfm / 34 m3/min @ 2175 psi / 150 bar
TwinAir + B15-62
2000 cfm / 57 m3/min @ 2175 psi / 150 bar

HURRICANE BOOSTERS
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RC drilling
Atlas Copco Explorac (with onboard ORV12 compressor)
RC principle
Ore samples
HURRICANE BOOSTERS
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RC drilling for mineral exploration
XRVS
COMPRESSOR
HURRICANE
BOOSTER
EXPLORAC
DRILL RIG
Australia SBD Drilling
HURRICANE BOOSTERS
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