APPLICATION
Compressors for CO₂ Capture and Pipeline Feed
From capture-plant outlet pressure to dense-phase pipeline — the phase sets the duty
Typical capture-plant duty: CO₂ picked up at 10–25 bar(a) after conditioning and boosted across the critical point (73.8 bar) into dense phase for pipeline transport.
A typical duty profile
| Gas | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 5000 Nm³/h |
| Suction pressure | 20 bar(a) |
| Discharge pressure | 80 bar(a) |
| Suction temperature | 30 °C |
| Oil-free required | No |
| ATEX / hazardous area | No |
| Contamination | none |
| Duty | continuous |
What the tool says on this profile
The tool's answer on this profile: Reciprocating (Piston) Compressor. Duty as derived by the engine: 5000 Nm³/h, 20.0 bar(a) → 80.0 bar(a), overall pressure ratio 4.0.
Computed at build time by the same engine the tool runs — this page and the selector cannot disagree. Your duty differs from the profile? Run your own numbers below.
What to watch
- Whether the stream travels as gas or dense phase is decided here, at the compression train — the pipeline inherits it.
- Impurities from the capture process (water above all) change both the phase behaviour and the corrosion file; stream composition belongs in the RFQ.
- Very large single-train duties move to integrally geared centrifugal machines — outside this site's positive-displacement coverage.
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