Objective The aim of the project is for Air Products and Sulzer to collaborate to build a recycle compressor, for the liquefaction of oxygen and nitrogen, which is 7% more efficient than anything currently available and 16% more efficient than the previous generation.The compressor will be tested at full power to prove its thermodynamic performance. Its long term reliability will be proved by running it as a production unit at Air Products Ellesmere Port.Sulzer will build the ompression Setion and Air Products will build the cooler skids and the cooling water system. Air Products will be responsible for the design, procurement and installation of all the support systems required to make the compressor into an operating unit at Ellesmere Port.The energy savings will be made in the following areas:1. Advanced aerodynamics 3%2. Advanced coolers giving lower gas re-entry temperatures and lower interstage pressure drops 2.2%3. Mechanical Seals with negligible loss 1%4. Low loss bearing and reduction in gear losses 0.8% ----- 7%The compressor will be built to perform the following duty:flow : 86,000 mm3/h nitrogensuction temperature: 250 deg. Csuction pressure: 6.16 baradischarge pressure: 31.5 baracooling watertemperature: 16.5 deg. Cand it will be installed as a production compressor in a 350MT/D Oxygen/Nitrogen liquefier. Its thermodynamic performance and mechanical reliability will be verified by running at full power. Programme(s) ENG-ENDEMO C - Programme (EEC) of demonstration projects and industrial pilot projects (EEC) in the energy field, 1985-1989 Topic(s) 3.4 - INDUSTRY Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme DEM - Demonstration contracts Coordinator Air Products plc EU contribution No data Address 41 Newbridge Road Little Stanley CH2 4RA Chester United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data
