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 Unmatched
Experience
For more than 50 years, Dresser-Rand has
offered pipeline booster products for the gas transmission industry,
continuously offering various technological advancements. To date, the company
has designed, manufactured and installed more than 750 pipeline compressors
for the gas transmission industry, with the first installation occurring in
1947.
The DATUM pipeline compressor draws upon the
proven technology of the DATUM line of centrifugal compressors.
Designed for maximum performance in all pressure and flow applications, the DATUM's unmatched efficiency,
reliability, and ease of maintenance makes it the most advanced
turbocompressor available for the oil, gas, and process industries.
 Modular
Assembly Design
The DATUM pipeline compressor utilizes
components - impellers, bearings, seals, stationary flow-path components, etc.
- from the DATUM multi-stage compressor product line. As such, it benefits
from the proven experience and design flexibility of the DATUM product line
including its many innovative features, such as the modular bundle assembly.
The DATUM pipeline compressor was developed
based on user input and was designed for easy maintenance. The modular bundle
assembly allows for rapid change-out of rotating elements - together with
bearings, seals, and stationary components - in one cartridge-style assembly.
Product Features
Dresser-Rand's pipeline compressors are well
known for their superior mechanical stability through a wide range of speeds, allowing higher aerodynamic performance
and prolonged run times.
Some key features of the DATUM pipeline
compressor include:
- Ability to go from one to
five stages
- Pressure capability up to
3,000 psi
- Design and selection flexibility
- Reduced manufacturing cycle time
- Modular case - bundle design
- Opposed horizontal nozzles
- Five axis milled impellers
- Fabricated steel diaphragms
- Standardized gas seal cavity
- Revamp capability for changing conditions
- Standardized bearing and seal designs
- Cast case design with integral flanged
nozzles
- Custom-designed impellers for pipeline gas
The table below illustrates some basic characteristics
of the DATUM P-Line family.
| DATUM P-Line
Model |
D8P |
D10P |
D12P |
D14P |
D16P |
| Flange size (max.) |
20 |
20 |
24 |
30 |
36 |
| Case rating (max.
psi) |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
| Capacity (max. acfm) |
13,000 |
18,000 |
24,000 |
32,000 |
43,000 |
| Number of impellers
(max.) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Frame speed (max.
rpm) |
16,000 |
14,000 |
12,000 |
10,000 |
9,000 |
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