Centrifugal compressor and method of operating the centrifugal compressor to produce a uniform inlet flow of process gas
The centrifugal compressor (100) has a housing (110) with two or more compressor inlets (120) for process gas to be compressed; an impeller (130) is located inside the housing (110) so to receive an inlet flow of process gas from the two compressor inlets (120) through a plenum chamber (115) and inc...
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Zusammenfassung: | The centrifugal compressor (100) has a housing (110) with two or more compressor inlets (120) for process gas to be compressed; an impeller (130) is located inside the housing (110) so to receive an inlet flow of process gas from the two compressor inlets (120) through a plenum chamber (115) and increases gas pressure as process gas flows in the impeller (130); thanks to the two or more inlets (120), uniformity of flow at the inlets (120) may be achieved through short collector pipes (121) fluidly connected upstream of the inlets (120); piping of a compressor system including such compressor is made easy as it is subject to fewer constraints. |
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