Centrifugal Compressors

Overview
 Compressor Designations
Nuovo Pignone Compressor designations

2-3 MCL 450 7 B

D BCL 400 5
PCL 250 2 Design
Pressure rating
Section
arrangement SRL 600 3 (only BCL)

Type Size Number

Of Of Of
casing casing impellers

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 Design pressure rating
(only BCL)

/A /B /C /D /E

Up to Up to Up to Up to Up to
200 Bar 350 Bar 500 Bar 650 Bar 780 Bar

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 Nomenclature
(NP TAG)
BCL 804/C
BARREL
CLASS C
(500 BAR-A)

IMPELLER
FOUR
CLOSED
IMPELLERS
NOMINAL
FREE
VORTEX DIAMETER=800 MM

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 Nomenclature
(NP TAG)
3MCL 1405
1 OR MORE
INJECTION/
FIVE
EXTRACTION
IMPELLERS

MIDDLE
SPLIT NOMINAL
IMPELLER DIAMETER=1400 MM
CLOSED FREE
VORTEX

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Thermodyn Nomenclature
RB6B
Rotating
diametre
Type de
de roues
corps
(mm)
Type corps 340
B 390
450

Max. number of impellers installable

number of impellers

B : Barrel (vertically split casing)

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Compressor configurations:
=Impeller

BCL... MCL... 2BCL... 2MCL...

......

DBCL... DMCL... 3BCL... 3MCL...

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 Compressor Designations:
BCL

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 Compressor Designations:
2BCL

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 Compressor Designations:
DBCL

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 Compressor Designations:
BCL-VHP

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Compressor Designations:
MCL

Horizontally-split compressor
Used primarily for low and medium
pressure applications in ethylene and
fertilizer plants, refineries, LNG
refrigeration, air compression, etc.
2MCL compressors have the same
general features as the MCL type
with the two compression stages in a
back-to-back arrangement. They re
used when intermediate cooling is
required or when a process calls for
two separate compression stages.

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 Compressor Designations:
2MCL

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 Compressor Designations:
3MCL

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 Compressor Designations: 3MCL

3MCL1405 Centrifugal for LNG

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Compressor Designations: 3MCL

3MCL1405 Centrifugal for LNG

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 Compressor Designations:
PCL

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 Compressor Designations:
SRL

Integrally geared compressor

Used for low and medium pressure air, steam and inert gas,
and fuel gas services and in some petrochemical applications.

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 Compressor Designations:
RA-RB-RC-RD series

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 Compressor Designations:
RA-RB-RC-RD series
 2 section
 Back to back
arrangement

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 Compressor Designations:
performance range
50

bar-a
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