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A Growing Market for Oil Free Compressed Air
Over the past decade, there has been a growing market worldwide for oil-free compressed air – especially in the food, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical industries. Applications are getting more sensitive to contaminants like hydrocarbons – which are very difficult to remove. … Continue reading
Compressed Air Uses in Hydroelectric Power Plants
Worldwide, hydropower plants produce about 24 percent of the world’s electricity and supply more than 1 billion people with power. The world’s hydropower plants output a combined total of 675,000 megawatts, the energy equivalent of 3.6 billion barrels of oil, … Continue reading
Match the Supply & Demand in Your Compressed Air System
Compressed air is a very high cost component in the production of goods and services at a plant. As such, improving the efficiency of an existing system offers a large savings opportunity. To realize the potential, the system dynamics must … Continue reading
Air Compressor Equipment for Vapor Recovery
Compressor packages can be specifically designed to capture natural gas emissions with high levels of hydrogen sulfide from oilfield stock tanks. This type compression system is called a Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU). Oil Flooded Screw Compressors The oil flooded screw … Continue reading
What is an Air Booster & where is it Applied?
Air boosters take pre-compressed air from an existing plant air system or from a low-pressure compressor and increase it to the required higher pressure. An oil free air booster is a specially designed reciprocating compressor that accepts elevated inlet pressures, … Continue reading