Centrifugal Compressors
Industrial turbo compressors to meet the needs of the metallurgical, oil and gas and chemical industries.
Industrial turbo compressors to meet the needs of the metallurgical, oil and gas and chemical industries.
Howden offers a comprehensive range of Industrial Centrifugal Turbo Compressors up to 600,000 m3/h, with the flexibility to address the specific requirements for your application. Our standardized units with modular design ensure low life cycle and investment cost and short delivery times. Metallurgical, chemical and petrochemical plants are the most common applications for our solutions.
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Formed in 1899 and part of Howden since 2017, Kühnle, Kopp & Kausch (KK&K) compressors serve gas applications within industrial production such as chemicals and metals.
Available as single stage and multistage the compressors can serve high flow requirements up to 600,000 m3/h and pressure rise of up to 3.5 within a single stage or 6 for multistage.
Formed in 1927 and part of Howden since 2013, Českomoravská-Kolben-Daněk (CKD) compressors serve gas applications within the oil & gas, petrochemical, power and steel industries.
Available in a multistage design, the compressors can serve flow requirements up to 1700,000 m3/h and discharge pressures of up to 20 MPa.
The SF series is a range of single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors with an overhung, semi-open impeller (3D design), supported by a separate bearing pedestal, direct driven or provided with a separate gearbox. With this design, featuring highest rigidity and optimised rotordynamic behaviour, the SF series serves the most demanding duties in its industries - like compression of corrosive, erosive and sticky gases and suitable for installation in harsh environments.
Gas flows up to 600,000 m³/h can be handled. It sets the benchmark for safety and reliability, at lowest lifecycle costs, in favour of their owners.
The SF series is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 617, Part 1 & 2.
The SFG series is a range of integrally geared single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors. The semi-open impeller (3D design) is overhung mounted directly onto the high-speed shaft of the gearbox. Due to this design and the resulting minimum mechanical losses, the SFG series offers a very high efficiency and is the preferred solution for demanding duties in clean process gas or air service applications, even in harsh environments.
Gas flows up to 250,000 m³/h can be handled. It provides state-of-the-art safety and reliability at lowest lifecycle costs to their owners
The SFG series is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 672 or API Standard 617, Part 1 & 3.
The SL series is a range of single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors with a semi-open impeller (3D design) mounted between the bearings. The SL series is designed to meet the most demanding duties in coke oven gas applications, especially to handle rotor unbalances caused by the sticky cokery gases. Its design features, such as the gas inlet and outlet facing downwards, the self-cleaning, semi-open impeller and the rotor turn drive, enable this compressor to handle the built-up of tar from the coke oven gas. Consequently, the SL series serves the most demanding duties in cokeries all over the world and provides top class safety and reliability at low lifecycle costs to their owners.
Gas flows up to 250,000 m³/h can be handled.
The ST series is a range of integral single-stage centrifugal turbo compressor / steam turbine-units with single shaft design. Its compact design features a semi-open overhung impeller (3D design) and turbine wheel, supported on a single rotor stand, without coupling or gearbox. This ensures very low steam consumption, low maintenance requirements and smallest footprint size, while operating in harsh environments. The ST series serves demanding duties in its industries - like compression of corrosive, erosive and sticky gases or process gas or air service applications.
Gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h can be handled. The machine provides state-of-the-art safety and reliability at lowest lifecycle costs to their owners, along with minimised initial capital expenditure.
It is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 617 engineering practices and testing requirements.
The SF series is a range of single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors with an overhung, semi-open impeller (3D design), supported by a separate bearing pedestal, direct driven or provided with a separate gearbox.
Versions of the SF series for process gas applications are specifically designed for high-pressure to up to 50 bar (g) and gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h. These models are typically provided with dry gas seals in double or tandem arrangement including a sealing gas panel.
The SFG series is a range of integrally geared single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors. The semi-open impeller (3D design) is overhung mounted directly onto the high-speed shaft of the gearbox.
Versions of the SFG series for process gas applications are specifically designed for high-pressure to up to 50 bar (g) and gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h. These models are typically provided with dry gas seals in double or tandem arrangement including a sealing gas panel.
The SFG series is a range of integrally geared single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors. The semi-open impeller (3D design) is overhung mounted directly onto the high-speed shaft of the gearbox. Due to this design and the resulting minimum mechanical losses, the SFG series offers a very high efficiency and is the preferred solution for demanding duties in clean process gas, MVR or air applications, even in harsh environments. Gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h can be handled. It provides state-of-the-art safety and reliability at lowest lifecycle costs to their owners.
The Back-to-Back arrangement provides a highly efficient solution for process gas applications when balancing of high gas forces between the stages is required.
The SFG series is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 672 or API Standard 617, Part 1 & 3.
For design pressures up to 50 bar (g), the SFG series is also available in a high-pressure design to serve process gas applications, for which dry gas seals (in double or tandem arrangement) are typically used.
The SFG series is a range of integrally geared single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors. The semi-open impeller (3D design) is overhung mounted directly onto the high-speed shaft of the gearbox. Due to this design and the resulting minimum mechanical losses, the SFG series offers a very high efficiency and is the preferred solution for demanding duties in clean process gas, MVR or air service applications, even in harsh environments. Gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h can be handled. It provides state-of-the-art safety and reliability at lowest lifecycle costs to their owners.
The Twin arrangement provides a highly efficient solution for MVR or air applications.
The SFG series is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 672 or API Standard 617, Part 1 & 3.
For design pressures up to 50 bar (g), the SFG series is also available in a high-pressure design to serve process gas applications, for which dry gas seals (in double or tandem arrangement) are typically used.
The RS series from CKD is a range of vertically split (barrel type) centrifugal compressors. The compressor includes an assembled flow path placed in a cylindrical vessel with heads for high pressure applications. The compressor design features the highest level of reliability minimizing downtime and is designed for ease of maintenance.
The RS is designed to suit all environments with demanding conditions.
It is optionally available with “Cuboid” design allowing max. discharge pressures up to 200 bar.
The RV series from CKD, with its configuration related sub-series RP and RM, is a range of centrifugal compressors with horizontally split casing, designed for flammable, toxic or explosive gases for low pressure applications.
The compressors can be designed as back-to-back solution according to requirements and is optionally available compliant to API Standard 617, Part 1 & 2.
The SF series is a range of single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors with an overhung, semi-open impeller (3D design), supported by a separate bearing pedestal, direct driven or provided with a separate gearbox. With this design, featuring highest rigidity and optimised rotodynamic behaviour, the SF series serves the most demanding duties in its industries - like compression of corrosive, erosive and sticky gases and suitable for installation in harsh environments.
Gas flows up to 600,000 m³/h can be handled. It sets the benchmark for safety and reliability, at lowest lifecycle costs, in favour of their owners.
For design pressures up to 50 bar (g) and gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h, the SF series is also available in a high-pressure design to serve process gas applications and is typically provided with dry gas seals in double or tandem arrangement including a sealing gas panel.
The SF series is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 617, Part 1 & 2.
Technical Features and Data
The SFG series is a range of integrally geared single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors. The semi-open impeller (3D design) is overhung mounted directly onto the high-speed shaft of the gearbox. Due to this design and the resulting minimum mechanical losses, the SFG series offers a very high efficiency and is the preferred solution for demanding duties in clean process gas or air service applications, even in harsh environments.
Gas flows up to 250,000 m³/h can be handled. It provides state-of-the-art safety and reliability at lowest lifecycle costs to their owners.
The SFG series is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 672 or API Standard 617, Part 1 & 3.
Technical Features and Data
The SL series is a range of single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors with a semi-open impeller (3D design) mounted between the bearings. The SL series is designed to meet the most demanding duties in coke oven gas applications, especially to handle rotor unbalances caused by the sticky cokery gases. Its design features, such as the gas inlet and outlet facing downwards, the self-cleaning, semi-open impeller and the rotor turn drive, enable this compressor to handle the built-up of tar from the coke oven gas. Consequently, the SL series serves the most demanding duties in cokeries all over the world and provides top class safety and reliability at low lifecycle costs to their owners.
Gas flows up to 250,000 m³/h can be handled.
Technical Features and Data
The ST series is a range of integral single-stage centrifugal turbo compressor / steam turbine-units with single shaft design. Its compact design features a semi-open overhung impeller (3D design) and turbine wheel, supported on a single rotor stand, without coupling or gearbox. This ensures very low steam consumption, low maintenance requirements and smallest footprint size, while operating in harsh environments. The ST series serves demanding duties in its industries - like compression of corrosive, erosive and sticky gases or process gas or air service applications.
Gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h can be handled. The machine provides state-of-the-art safety and reliability at lowest lifecycle costs to their owners, along with minimised initial capital expenditure.
It is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 617 engineering practices and testing requirements.
Technical Features and Data
The SF series is a range of single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors with an overhung, semi-open impeller (3D design), supported by a separate bearing pedestal, direct driven or provided with a separate gearbox.
Versions of the SF series for process gas applications are specifically designed for high-pressure to up to 50 bar (g) and gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h. These models are typically provided with dry gas seals in double or tandem arrangement including a sealing gas panel.
Technical Features and Data
The SFG series is a range of integrally geared single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors. The semi-open impeller (3D design) is overhung mounted directly onto the high-speed shaft of the gearbox.
Versions of the SFG series for process gas applications are specifically designed for high-pressure to up to 50 bar (g) and gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h. These models are typically provided with dry gas seals in double or tandem arrangement including a sealing gas panel.
Technical Features and Data
The SFG series is a range of integrally geared single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors. The semi-open impeller (3D design) is overhung mounted directly onto the high-speed shaft of the gearbox. Due to this design and the resulting minimum mechanical losses, the SFG series offers a very high efficiency and is the preferred solution for demanding duties in clean process gas, MVR or air applications, even in harsh environments. Gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h can be handled. It provides state-of-the-art safety and reliability at lowest lifecycle costs to their owners.
The Back-to-Back arrangement provides a highly efficient solution for process gas applications when balancing of high gas forces between the stages is required.
The SFG series is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 672 or API Standard 617, Part 1 & 3.
For design pressures up to 50 bar (g), the SFG series is also available in a high-pressure design to serve process gas applications, for which dry gas seals (in double or tandem arrangement) are typically used.
Technical Features and DataThe SFG series is a range of integrally geared single-stage centrifugal turbo compressors. The semi-open impeller (3D design) is overhung mounted directly onto the high-speed shaft of the gearbox. Due to this design and the resulting minimum mechanical losses, the SFG series offers a very high efficiency and is the preferred solution for demanding duties in clean process gas, MVR or air service applications, even in harsh environments. Gas flows up to 200,000 m³/h can be handled. It provides state-of-the-art safety and reliability at lowest lifecycle costs to their owners.
The Twin arrangement provides a highly efficient solution for MVR or air applications.
The SFG series is optionally available in a design compliant to API Standard 672 or API Standard 617, Part 1 & 3.
For design pressures up to 50 bar (g), the SFG series is also available in a high-pressure design to serve process gas applications, for which dry gas seals (in double or tandem arrangement) are typically used.
Technical Features and DataThe RS series from CKD is a range of vertically split (barrel type) centrifugal compressors. The compressor includes an assembled flow path placed in a cylindrical vessel with heads for high pressure applications. The compressor design features the highest level of reliability minimizing downtime and is designed for ease of maintenance.
The RS is designed to suit all environments with demanding conditions.
It is optionally available with “Cuboid” design allowing max. discharge pressures up to 200 bar.
Technical Features and Data
The RV series from CKD, with its configuration related sub-series RP and RM, is a range of centrifugal compressors with horizontally split casing, designed for flammable, toxic or explosive gases for low pressure applications.
The compressors can be designed as back-to-back solution according to requirements and is optionally available compliant to API Standard 617, Part 1 & 2.
Technical Features and Data
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