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Oil-Injected
Screw Compressor for Hydrogen Service |
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Room B |
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Takao Koga, General Manager of
Sales - KOBELCO EDTI
Compressors, Inc. Oil-Injected Screw Compressor was originally developed for
light duty services, such as Refrigeration and Air. In these traditional services, Oil-Injected
Screw Compressor has been already well-known and established a good
reputation due to high reliability and less maintenance. “Lube Oil” Injected to Screw Compressor acts as (1)
Lubricant, (2) Coolant and (3) Sealant. Thanks to these three functions of Lube Oil, a lot of
advantages are created, so that Oil-Injected Screw Compressor has been
developing various applications in refinery, petrochemical, gas separation
and natural gas boosting fields, by replacing Reciprocating and Centrifugal
Compressors. Now, Oil-Injected Screw Compressor is usually used for
Hydrogen service in many applications, mainly because of its higher
reliability than Reciprocating and easier compression of low molecular weight
gas than Centrifugal. Although
Reciprocating Compressor is still used for very high pressure service of
Hydrogen, Oil-Injected Screw Compressor is getting more popular in the
Hydrogen service below 100 barG (1500 psig) all
over the world. |
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