COMPRESSOR VALVES FOR BETTER RELIABILITY, HIGHER EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY
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Compressor valves for better reliability, higher efficiency and safety

basis for profitability and reliability Compressor valves are among the most excessively stressed parts of reciprocating compressors and are vital to their availability, efficiency and safety. The working principle of HOERBIGER compressor valves is fully automatic and highly efficient. The valves have a long service life and guarantee ideal flow Many different valve designs are available for numerous fields of of air, hydrogen, natural gas, industrial gases or refrigerants, for lubricated or non-lubricated compressors in high and ■ Oil production and refineries (fuels) Petrochemical and...

Innovation is tradition with HOERBIGER For more than a century design HOERBIGER standard in product Design box consists of four essential solutions and materials improving compressors have been developed by In order to meet the high industrial standards of our customers we develop fundamental chemical-physical our products according to the principle the efficiency and working time of The development of materials and products based on the above special requirements: each single solution contains all the expertise of Design box is an internal HOERBIGER HOERBIGER concerning the complex quality...

The optimal material for each application Since the lifetime of a reciprocating compressor depends essentially on based on intensive basic research the life time of the wear parts, the and development, and our long term selection of optimal materials and the experience in tribology and materials development of innovative materials is sciences. This know-how is invested in joint development together with selected material producers. Materials for the production of plastic The new HP material: superior with corrosive gases and extreme temperatures rings and plates of HOERBIGER Integration of...

The best valve service now on your doorstep State-of-the art compressors equipped with HOERBIGER valves require only a minimum of valve maintenance. Nevertheless, compressor reliability and safety depend on carrying out this limited maintenance thoroughly. Visual checking need replacing if the valve seat shows Leak testing and conditioning First of all, our specialists examine each a minimum thickness after being Finally, the valve is checked thoroughly valve carefully to spot any problems – reworked several times. on a dedicated test rig. We insist on and their possible causes – for the...

Process Gas Refinery, chemical applications and technical gases The field of technical gases comprises production, bottling, and sales of pure & technically clean gases. Compressors used for this purpose are often of considerably smaller size than with process gas applications, and therefore have to be equipped Recommended HOERBIGER valves: with smaller valves. Both, reciprocating and diaphragm compressors are used. The Depending on the individual application chemical industry processes technical gases, for instance in the Haber(-Bosch) pro- we recommend solutions from modern cess during...

From the application case to the right val Being a valve manufacturer with a tradition of more than 100 years’ experience, we have computed, constructed and manufactured valves for almost every application case possible. As many of our customers trust in our service we can also gain insight into wear behaviour and service life under most different operating conditions. Taught by experience we have systemized valve selection and design step by step. Natural gas Recommended HOERBIGER valves: When selecting compressor valves Gas processes are the most diverse applications such as natural gas...

lve design - HOERBIGER design standards The different requirements are of course taken into consideration, as each process owns other crucial features that have to be observed for valve selection. Depending on place and type of compressor use, there is a specific portfolio of valve types which can be chosen. It is the single application case which individually defines the valve type to be selected. Recommended HOERBIGER valves: PET, CNG and refrigeration applications of serial compressors Valves for such compressors have to be adapted to the geometrical conditions Serial compressors are...

Based on the HOERBIGER valve design standards we can provide a valve design which is optimized for reliability and efficiency. Our valves are precisely adjusted to the required properties for a process. Each of our compressor valves are Apart from the activities of our R&D The structure of the design standards submitted to very individual operating department, it is the long term are both simple and convincing, special conditions. A variety of different experience of our product managers valve types being attributed to each plant processes requires a variety of and design engineers which is...

HOERBIGER control systems for higher efficiency, better process control and lower operating costs Efficient performance control is required in many applications of reciprocating compressors. Most of these systems are, however, slow, inaccurate and waste energy. Control systems by HOERBIGER react quickly and reduce costs by energy savings. HydroCOM: The basic principle of HydroCOM HydroCOM is a quick and precise con- trol system for safe and energy saving compression cycle. The actuator con- Maximum energy saving operation of a reciprocating compressor. trolled unloader of HydroCOM keeps the...

Solutions to get the best from your valves To back up its proven valve designs HOERBIGER offers a safe, leak-free mounting system and a simple yet effective method of capacity control. Diaphragm cylinder for stepwise control: Universally applicable and flexible The simplest way to save energy As only corrosion proof material is used, HOERBIGER diaphragm cylinders are The advantages compared to other suitable for all process applications. unloader systems are: Service friendly Perfect system solution by exact The high-quality sealing system adjustment of valve, unloader and is virtually...