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Editor-in-Chief:
Patrick Kessler Cologne, Germany
Marketing Communications
Atlas Copco Gas and Process Division
Photo Material:
Hans Herbig, Olaf Nickel, Image on page 9: Linde,
Image on page 27: John Crane Group Corporation,
Atlas Copco Gas and Process Marketing Communications
Print:
Welzel + Hardt GmbH Wesseling, Germany
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CONTENTS
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Overview
Integral Gear Technology is the forward-looking expertise Our centrifugal compressors feature a very compact
that makes our turbocompressors first-in-class. Its a design. This greatly reduces your on-site footprint,
market-leading innovation and the result of decades especially in marine and offshore settings.
of development.
By providing a range of customization possibilities, we
A uniquely versatile and cost-efficient solution, this can also focus on your precise needs. Our options include
technology allows for multi-staging, enabling up to diverse impeller designs and variable diffusers, to name
eight stages to be included on one gearbox. just a few.
And thats not all. We also offer a complete range of Energy efficiency with a focus on power optimization is
multi-stage expander / compressor / generator solutions. a key area we emphasize. The goal: to ensure an optimum
Moreover, our compressor design supports API process for you.
specifications.
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Integral Gear Technology Offers You:
Customization options that improve your process
Maximum reliability
Power savings
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Application Overview
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Integrally-Geared Compressors:
Covering the Full Application Spectrum
For an ever growing number of applications, integrally-geared compressors provide
the most efficient, space-saving and reliable solution possible. Its no wonder that
the compressors have become vital parts of numerous processes.
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Your Application
Industrial Gases
Industrial-gas technology may have originated over a century ago, but
it remains a key growth market in many of todays global industries.
Thats precisely where Atlas Copco air compressors can be found
providing a whole host of solutions for the industrial gas industry.
Air Separation
We offer a range of customer-centric products, including Thanks to our wide range of options, we can customize
Main Air, Booster Air / N2 and oxygen compressors, the industrial-gas compressor you choose to meet your
as well as our expansion turbine options. precise needs.
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Carbon Capture Storage (CCS)
Atlas Copco turbocompressors are employed in carbon The CO2 is then transported to a predetermined location
capture storage (CCS), a new and promising technology. either underground or underwater where it is safely
Integrated into different processes (such as Oxyfuel), CCS stored. By placing CO2 under high pressure, it can be
allows CO2 to be captured directly at the source instead saved in reservoirs to help mitigate carbon emissions.
of being released into the atmosphere.
A compressor for nitrogen service Atlas Copco builds air compressors with The growing HyCO market produces
flow ranges up to 480 000 m3/h. chemical feedstock gases and syngas.
Photo: Linde AG
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Your Application
FLNG Carrier LNG NGL / Gas Processing NGL Fractionation / LPG Onshore LNG
Regeneration gas Propulsion fuel gas Inlet / feed gas Refrigeration Small-Scale LNG
Instrument air supply system Refrigeration Boil-off gas Nitrogen
Boil-off gas Partial reliquefication- Regeneration gas Compander
system
Vapor return blower Residue / sales gas Mixed refrigeration
Boil-off gas
Large-Scale LNG
Compander
Boil-off gas
Regeneration gas
Process gas
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Your Application
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Chemical / Petrochemical
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Your Application
Power Generation
Energy market players are constantly striving for new solutions that minimize
environmental impact. Conversely, they want to maximize productivity
while generating a reliable supply of energy. Atlas Copco Gas and Process
can meet those market needs, and others, thanks to our extensive
experience and recognized know-how.
In addition, every plant has different pressure and flow Supercritical CO2
needs. Identifying the right compressor and components Plant and process air
for each customer site is therefore a task of critical
Flue gas desulphurization
importance. Needless to say, its a process we focus
on in detail.
An Atlas Copco fuel gas booster Reliably serving various needs of the power
generation industry
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Technical Features
Developed in constant interaction with our customers, Thats not all: Our integrally-geared compressors meet
Integral Gear Technology provides long-term answers the API 617, chapter 3, and API 672 standards. They also
to todays application challenges. Even better, it does satisfy other relevant quality standards, such as AGMA Q13
so in one compact, customizable package. and ISO 1328, grade 4.
To give just one example: The rotor is an integral part More and more customers around the world are choosing
of the gearbox, meaning the impeller is mounted on Integral Gear Technology testimony to the effectiveness
the high-speed pinion. of this productivity-boosting approach.
Gear
Our Integral Gear Technology
Offers You: Impeller
Improved efficiency
Compact design
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Technical Features
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Integral Gear Technology provides
answers to todays application challenges
in one compact, customizable package.
This ensures:
Reliable performance
Smooth operation
High mechanical efficiency
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Technical Features
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Our turbocompressors feature an aerodynamic stage
design, and the impeller is a key part of it. This design Our Impellers:
is based on decades of experience and ongoing
Provide optimum efficiency and reliability
development.
Have a strong track record for use with
Having built thousands of compressor stages, we know corrosive and challenging gases
what to expect. The result: impellers that meet your exact Are individually designed for your process
flow and pressure requirements. requirements
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Technical Features
An aerodynamic impeller
calculation in CFD
Up close: microspline
A closed impeller
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Technical Features
IGV Control
Our control options include inlet-guide vanes (IGV),
diffuser-guide vanes (DGV), and combined IGV and DGV
configurations, as well as a speed-control capability
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Atlas Copco Gas and Process
Capacity-Control Options Offer You:
Optimum control range
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Technical Features
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Photo: John Crane Group Corporation
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Building Your Machine
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Our Packaging Options
Markets are becoming increasingly globalized and dynamic,
which has a direct impact on our customers. To respond
optimally to their needs, we offer flexible options when
delivering centrifugal compressors for air or gas compressors,
as well as highly specified packaging solutions in line with API.
Full-Packaging
Semi-Packaging
Free Arrangement
know-how and innovative are delivered separately and installed as one unit on site.
planning, we can offer each Thanks to our systematic planning procedures and
global infrastructure, this approach is ideal for customers
customer a fully customized who operate larger compressors and therefore need a
customized solution.
packaging solution.
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Quality Management
Process Customization
optimization & product Project management and quality assurance Global Aftermarket
& equipment specification
pre-selection
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Our Turbomachinery Production Worldwide
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Different programs for aero design and selection of compressor and turbine components
Quality Benchmarks
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Our Turbomachinery Production Worldwide
Production Know-How
Around the Globe
From Cologne to Upstate New York to China, when manufacturing our products we
focus on one goal: helping our customers stay productive over the long term. With
our many years of experience in markets around the world, we have the in-house
knowledge to make it happen.
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Among Other Benefits,
We Offer You:
Local packaging, and local sourcing for
peripheral components
Working with the appropriate tools and processes, we use our extensive engineering know-how to create
innovative, first-in-class products. Our skill set, moreover, is something we continue to invest in.
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Our Turbomachinery
Our Turbomachinery Production Worldwide
Production Worldwide
Testing Your
Machine
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The Right Components for You
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Customizing to Your Requirements
Industries and applications such as chemical / Depending on your process, we can customize your
petrochemical or oil and gas depend on equipment equipment to match the rigorous standards set
that operates with maximum efficiency and reliability by the American Petroleum Institute (API), which
and meets internationally set standards. help improve efficiency of equipment and processes,
comply with legislative and regulatory requirements,
At Atlas Copco Gas and Process, we offer customers and increase the safety of operations.
the unique combination of technical know-how
and manufacturing expertise needed to transform
every challenge into a success.
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The Right Components for You
Always Up to Standard
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At Atlas Copco, we build our integrally-geared
compressors according to recognized industry
standards, including API 617, chapter 3.
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Our Product Range
Features of Our
Turbocompressor Products
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Products and Applications at a Glance
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Industrial Gases
Booster Air Compressor
Inlet temperature: 20 C / 68 F
Flow: 37 500 m3/h / 22 071.7 cfm
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Oil and Gas
Centrifugal Gas Compressor for Ethylene
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Our Turbocompressor Matrix
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Atlas Copco Gas and Process is an
international player proud of its local
presence across the world.
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