COMPRESSION SYSTEMS

GAS Compressors
API617 Chapter 3

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Cameron Centrifugal • 1955 Joy Manufacturing Company establishes a

History turbomachinery R&D facility in Buffalo, NY.
• 1960 Introduction of the first small integral gear
centrifugal air compressor, the 4MSG®-2 .
• 1965 First packaged centrifugal compressor was
introduced - the Turbo-Air®.
• 1980 Plant Air Line introduced – C-8 Models
• 1987 Buffalo Plant acquired by Cooper
Industries and becomes Cooper TurboCompressor.
• 1994 Introduction of the TA2000
• 1997 Introduction of the TA3000
• 1999 Introduction of the TA6000
• 2002 Combines with Cooper Energy Services to
become Cooper Compression
• 2007 Name changed to Cameron Internationa
• 2015 Name change to Ingersoll Rand

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Buffalo, New York Facility

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API 617 7th Ed Chapter 3 – INTEGRALLY GEARED COMPRESSORS

• In 2002 the Integrally geared compressors (IG) obtained their recognition as a pursuable
technology for the critical process gas services thanks to the implementation of a dedicated
Chapter (3) to the 7th Edition of the API 617.

• API 617 - 7th ed. - Chapter 3 : IG compressors Able to meet the Stringent Safety and reliability
demands of the Petroleum, Chemical, Power and Gas Industries

• Cameron supplies compliant with API617 Ch 3 GAS compressors (Reference list: approx 80
units installed)

• Cameron has more than 60 years of experience in building IG compressors

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Integrally Geared Centrifugal Compressor

Oil & Gas and Power gen Applications
• Gas Gathering
• Natural Gas Booster
• Gas injection (pressure < 82 BarG)
• Fuel Gas Booster
• Refrigeration gases (dry ammonia, ethylene,
propylene, propane for cold storage warehouses)
• Carbon monoxide
• Carbon dioxide (fermentation, carbonation, hydroponics
processes)
• SynGas (gas from oil refining process)
Video: Compressor basics

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Performance range Video: Compressor

aerodynamics

Gas Mole Weight: Min Mole Weight (6.5 MW) - Max Mole Weight (48 MW)

Actual Inlet Flow: Min Flow (250 ICFM into any stage) - Max Flow (40,000 ICFM)

Pressure Ratio’s Per Stage: Min Pressure Ratio - Max Pressure Ratio dependant on MW

Temperature, Inlet: Minimum Inlet Temp (-30 to -40 deg C, depending on frame ) Maximum
Inlet Temp (typically 120 deg C, will be dependent upon application and how much heat is
added in each stage)

Pressure, Discharge: Max Discharge Pressure 82 BARG

Power, Total: Max overall power per gearbox is limited approx. 17,000 HP (12,700 kW)

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Pinion
CCS centrifugal Scroll
3–stage, Intercooled
compressors are superior
Impeller
by design Bearing

• One, two or three rotors, up to 6

stages per gear box

• Horizontal splitline(s) for easy access

to parts

• Engineered seal designs

Seal Cartridge
Video: Compressor design
• Scrolls and Inlet manufactured from Bullgear
Steel or Stainless Steel

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Basic Mechanical Design Features

• Horizontally split gearbox
• Rider ring thrust collars on pinions
• Thrust bearings on low speed shaft
• 5-pad pivot shoe pinion journal bearings
• Hydrostatic damper bearings on some units
• Atmospheric air space between gas and oil seals
assures oil-free gas
• Vibration, axial position, and temperature monitoring
per API 670 available
• Dry Face Seal design with floating ring attachment

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Benefits • No wearing parts requiring regular

low replacement
• Oil filter elements and seal gas filter elements
maintenance are easily replaced on-line

oil-free • 100% oil free

process gas • Prevents system contamination
• Meets strict downstream requirements

no pulsation • Pulsation free and requires no dampers

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Benefits
• Optional inlet guide vane control plus bypass for
Optimum consistent gas delivery under all conditions
Control

• Capable of handling substantially higher

Compact volumes of gas in one or two small casings for a
smaller overall package
installation
footprint

• Essentially vibration-free
• Requires only a pad suitable for supporting the
no vibration static weight of the package

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Benefits Simple installation

The lowest Compressor operating life Cycle • Compressor, lubrication system, intercoolers,
Cost shaft coupling, coupling guard, interconnecting
piping, etc. all on a common base
• Excellent efficiencies at full load, part load and
• Installation on a slab foundation in the
no load
shortest possible time
• No wearing parts requiring periodic changes or
• Easy component accessibility
replacement in the compression elements
• Great flexibility to tailor a machine to your
• Elimination of all sliding or rubbing parts in the
needs
compression process
• Minimizes floor space required
• Increased uptime from high reliability design
(limits the need for multiple unit installations)
• Pulsation free
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Benefits oil-free process gas

• Prevents contamination and fouling of your

downstream processes
• Eliminates costly waste disposal problems
associated with oil-laden condensate
• Eliminates the expense and maintenance of oil
removal filter
high reliability

• Conservative high quality gear design

• Long life pinion bearing design
• Thrust loads absorbed at low speed
• Stainless steel compression elements
• Ability to accept momentary surge conditions Video: Key mechanical
components

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Benefits
Thrust collar design for improved
reliability and efficiency

• Symmetrical design cancels out power

robbing thrust loads

• Small remaining net thrust transferred by

oil wedge from tapered thrust collar to bull
gear

• Net thrust absorbed by low speed thrust

bearing

•Balanced design saves power while

maximizing mechanical integrity

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Single or tandem dry face seals with buffered back up

• Used on hydrocarbon and process gases where leakage is not

allowed or high pressure applications where labyrinth seals cannot
provide enough leakage protection

• Seal system is completely oil-free

• Buffer gas pressure can be set so that no buffer gas enters the
process but a small amount of process gas vents out of the System

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Single Shaft / Axial Technology - vs – Integrally Geared technology

Single Shaft / Axial Technology Chapter 2 Integrally Geared Technology Chapter 3

• Used for High Flow and Low Pressure • Used for Low Flow / High Pressure and
application High Flow / Low Pressure appl

• Low pressure ratio achievable across each • Low or High pressure ratio achievable
stage across each stage depending from appl

• Interstage cooling is not typically available • Interstage cooling is easy to accomplish

(higher power consumption) between stages (efficiency improvement)

• Typical input speed varies between • Typical input speed constant & fixed at 1500
6000 – 10000 RPM – 3000 RPM

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Single Shaft / Axial Technology - vs – Integrally Geared technology

Single Shaft / Axial Technology Integrally Geared Technology

•Typically requires a speed changer when • Speed changer not required when coupled
coupled with a electric drive motor. with a electric drive motor.

• Capacity is controlled by varying input • Capacity is controlled by means of an inlet

speed (speed control) – requires turbine control valve.
drive or VFD

• Surge event will fail compressor • Surge event will Not fail compressor

• Sealing system sometimes purged by Oil • Sealing system purged by N2/process gas

• Maintenance requires pulling of many or • Maintenance of one stage can be execute

all compressor stages from casing. without disturbing other stages
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Competitive Advantages – Price Benefits

• Cameron centrifugal compressors are reliable and low maintenance requirement.
We do not require periodic replacement of seals and bearings under routine maintenance.
Centrifugal compressors do not need any parts to be regularly replaced other than oil and seal gas
filters which can be replaced on line. Oil samples should also be taken one or two times per year
for conformity with specs.

• We can offer sound enclosure, complete with fire detection and fighting (co2 anti-fire system).

• Surge is not failing the compressor. Electronic controller not strictly required.

• We can offer complete air cooled packages, even in large size

• Our machines are more compact vs single shaft (minimized overall footprint)

• IG are much less complicated and compact (IG don’t have 3 components drive train) vs Axial
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2R1MSGPB-3G/30
Gas Compressor
Egypt
ENPPI - GASCO

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1R1MSGPB-3ARC2G – 30
Gas booster
UAE

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2R1MSG-11ARCG – 18
Gas Booster
SAUDI

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2R1MSG-11ARCG – 18
Gas Booster

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2R1MSG-11ARCG – 18
Gas Booster

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3R2MSGPB-5G 30
Gas Propane
ALGERIA

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3MSG-3G Propane Compressor

ALGERIA

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MSG Alpha
Gas Booster
USA

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4R2MSG-3G
CO2 Compressor
USA

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4R2MSG-5G
Tail Gas
Compressor
RUSSIA

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1MSGPB-5G
Ethylene
Compressor
RUSSIA

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3R2MSGPB-3G
MRL (Mixed
Refrigerant)
Compressor
USA

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6R3MSGPB-8G
Natural Gas
Gathering
Compressor
USA

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