The German high-pressure air and gas compressor specialist, Bauer Kompressoren, has launched new product ranges BK23 and BK26 targeting the oil and gas Industry in the Middle East.
The new range boosts the maximum compressor capacity to a higher level to meet the market requirements for high pressurised air and gases, says Martin Schmid, sales manager, industrial products, Bauer Middle East.
“Most gases like nitrogen, helium, argon and natural gas are available at low pressure (70-200 PSIG) right from the source such as a nitrogen plant or a gas pipeline,” said Schmid. “Instead of reducing this pressure down to atmospheric pressure and then compressing it to high pressure again, the new booster range BK23 and BK26 uses this pressure as `first stage’ and boosts it directly to high pressure. If there is no pressure source available, a screw compressor is used as a first stage (compound unit) which results in several advantages in comparison to conventional units, including reduced power consumption, smaller footprint, reduced weight lowering transportation and installation costs, lower annual preventative maintenance costs and quicker commercial payback.”
With the BK23 and BK26, Bauer also presents the first pressure tight crankcase that allows the unit to achieve outstanding volumetric efficiency and simplifies the technical concept as there is no bypass compressor necessary to increase the efficiency further, the official said.
The company established its regional office in 2005 at the Jebel Ali Free Zone, a move that helped the company, not only offer better services, but also secure some prestigious contracts, including its largest CNG installation within the region to date.
“The delivery and installation of 16 CNG compressor stations to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in 2009/2010 has set the standard. This contract allowed the development of a solid infrastructure concerning project management, engineering as well as service and after market support,” commented Schmid.
Biggest in line production
Bauer’s production facility in Germany features the biggest in line production of high pressure compressor pumps in the world.
“By using a modular concept with flexible cylinder assemblies of different diameters, it is possible to cover the output pressure range from 350 – 6000 PSIG (25-420 bar) and the delivery range from 120-940 SCFM (200-1600m3/h) with only one basic pump unit. The design engineers have made it possible to transfer the mass production concept from breathing air compressors, which have much larger production numbers, to the big industrial compressor units,” said Schmid.
To meet the varying demands from the sector, Bauer is able to offer customised solutions. “The project and design engineers have the capability to integrate the standardised compressor block into customised solutions to meet the special requirements of the customer and application,” the official remarked.
