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Hycomp Gas University: Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a compound of carbon and oxygen in proportions by weight of about 27.3 percent carbon to 72.7 percent oxygen. A gas at normal atmospheric temperatures and pressures, carbon dioxide is

Gas Packings, Step Into The Ring: Chevron Vs. Tangent-Tangent

Piston rod gas packings perform the critical function of containing gas in the compression end of a compressor. The two most widely used gas packing design styles are Chevron and Tangent-Tangent. There are pros and cons to both designs. However, Hycomp employs the Tangent-Tangent packing style due to quality and efficiency. The following article will explain why.

Reciprocating Compressors: Pulsation Dampening Paramount

When purchasing capital equipment it is wise to protect that investment through proper packaging and installation. Inlet and discharge receiver tanks are often overlooked, but make all the difference in protecting a compression system and providing consistent pressure to any air/gas boosting application.

Reciprocating compressors create pulses in the gas stream. This pulsation is inherent to reciprocating motion. To accommodate this force, a proper system design and installation must be utilized to prevent failure and promote peak performance.

Think of driving a car with square wheels, each forward rotation of those wheels would create a jump forward followed by a thud and an abrupt halt in motion. Gas flow enters the piston only during the suction portion of the compressor stroke and leaves only during the discharge portion. The flow is effectively stopped on first the inlet and then the outlet of the reciprocating piston. In a compressor running at 600 rpm, this can happen as often as 10 times a second. Compression creates pressure waves, or pulsations, that travel through the system. These pulsations occur in both directions and combine to create very high pressure fluctuations.

Hycomp Gas University: Nitrogen

Introduction

Over the next year or two we will be creating short gas information and application articles. These gas articles will be formatted to discuss the most

important information one should know when dealing with a specific gas. The goal of these gas articles is to educate, refresh and ease the anxiety of dealing with gases.

There are many different gases and gas mixtures that Hycomp can compress. Hycomp has been engineering, designing and manufacturing compressors since 1969. This has given us over 40 years experience and knowledge and earned us a reputation for supplying safe and dependable compressors of the highest quality.

Each gas article will be segmented into three main sections:
• Description
• Safety, Storage & Handling
• Uses

These articles will be released in our monthly newsletter and added to our website under the “Gases” section. This cache of information on compressible gases will also be a valuable place to link potential clients, to cull their concerns and increase their relationship of trust with Hycomp and our distributors.

NAACD: Return & Report

A Case Study in Nitrogen: Kateeva OLED Displays
Customer: Kateeva
Model: 2AN35D-H3321-BLMVA10-20/10T
Gas: Ultra high purity nitrogen
Suction Pressure: .8 psig
Discharge Pressure: 95 psig
Flow: 17.75 SCFM

Situation: California based Kateeva is creating a new class of production equipment for advanced flat panel display products like OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TVs. Through this process they questioned, what is the most efficient and effective way to compress nitrogen? They desired a compressor manufacturer that would assist in building equipment for their development.

Their major concern was finding a compressor that would not allow outside oxygen to contaminate the manufacturing process and product. It needed to keep nitrogen pure while stopping ingress of oxygen higher than 5 ppb (parts per billion). They struggled to find anyone that would even come close to solving their situation.

Solution: Mr. Mauck could not find a compressor to meet these requirements until he spoke with representatives from Hycomp. The Hycomp team worked together to understand the problem and find the correct solution for Kateeva to meet their difficult requirements.

Justin Mauck, Senior Mechanical Engineer for Kateeva, approached Hycomp with this situation. Hycomp accepted the challenge. They worked together to understand the problem and find the correct solution for Kateeva to meet their difficult requirements.

“Talking to the Hycomp engineers gave me a strong sense that they could really solve our difficult problem,” Mauck commented, “We had a hard time finding anyone that could even come close to meeting our need. When we found Hycomp, I thought ‘this is it’ and I was excited to work with them.”

The solution was a Hycomp ‘H’ Series: Extreme Control packing arrangement. The ‘H’ Series is designed to compress difficult to contain industrial gases. Suction gas is plumbed through the upper plenum chamber, equalizing pressure on, and providing cooling to, the upper packings. Three pairs of packings per rod provide the first isolation of the process gas. A second plenum chamber was added, through which purge gas may be run. Five pairs of segmented packings per rod, with a purge chamber between the top three and the bottom two packings are located in the bottom of the lower plenum chamber.
“Once I understood the technical aspects of the solution, I was confident that the approach was sound and that it would work. This helped me to be really confident when I went to present the solution to my manager and others that had to approve the purchase,” concluded Mauck.

Results: Hycomp tested the compressor at the desired conditions. It was observed that less than 5 ppb oxygen entered the nitrogen gas stream upon compression. The packing arrangement performed as expected. Kateeva received the compressor and installed the unit in to their process. They are still pleased with the performance and have experienced ultra high purity nitrogen results over the last 30 months.

This solution can be customized to not only help Kateeva but also solve your similar concerns. Additional quantities of packings may be added for tighter control. Applications where the suction pressure is lower than the pressure in the upper vent/purge chamber (vacuum or high pressure padding) can also be handled in standard configuration.

Distributors: Working The Hycomp System

In the world of compressor sales, knowledge is power. Becoming a Hycomp Distributor via our “Hycomp System” of training and partnership gives our distributors the knowledge to better understand their client’s needs and to offer solutions where they once had gaps in their line card.

We published an article in our July Newsletter that highlighted our distributor training program. This program trains each distributor on Hycomp products, and helps each individual salesperson feel confident in offering Hycomp solutions to their clients. It also illustrates how the Hycomp product line enhances rather than takes business away from our distributor’s main compressor lines. Hycomp is a niche product, and it is this niche that makes a Hycomp distributorship so valuable.

In our July newsletter, Area Sales Manager Rob Hunt reported, “When compared to the number of quotes in April – July of 2010, the Western US produced a 260% increase in quotes for those same months in 2011.” Those statistics have improved since then; the following paragraph is a sales report for May – August 2011.

The Western US Territory (West of the Mississippi, Alaska and Hawaii) has increased at an average of 390% in quotes each month. Moreover, the Western US territory has increased in monthly gross sales by 798%. That is astounding, and we would like to thank our distributors that have received training and stepped up their efforts. We have also seen an 800%, increase in contacts coming directly to Hycomp; those hot leads have then been handed directly to our trained and qualified distributors.

The “Hycomp System” has become a great tool for success! More and more distributors are building the foundations for their future success by embracing a partnership with Hycomp. Sales associates from our distributor force are finding that they are stacking the odds heavily in their favor by including our Area Sales Managers as a part of their team. We have been involved in training, business planning, marketing, and presenting Hycomp compressors via webinar. In several cases our distributors have been so excited about utilizing the Hycomp system that they have asked Our Area Sales Managers to provide mini webinar training sessions on a monthly and bi-monthly basis to consistently update and train their sales people.

Two NEW training sessions offer a detailed focus on the products and associated applications:
• Air Booster Sales Training
• Gas compressor Sales Training

Additional training and sales programs COMING SOON:
• Pre-recorded distributor training, available 24-7. Distributors will be able to review Hycomp training modules and train sales associates.
• How to Sell and Close Hycomp Applications.
• Hycomp Power Point Presentation. Distributors can use this tool to present Hycomp quotes to clients.
• Hycomp Flip Chart Presentation. This is a valuable asset in presenting face to face client quotes.

The Hycomp Sales and Marketing Team are working hard to have these new tools ready and in our distributor’s hands as soon as possible. But we will not be stopping there, more sales tools are on the horizon. There has never been a better time than now to be a Hycomp distributor.

9/11 Memorial Plaza

September 11th means a lot more to Americans since the tragedy of 2001 took nearly 3,000 lives and decimated the World Trade Center buildings in New York. Now that same area, known as “ground zero,” has been opened to the public as the 9/11 Memorial Plaza.

The Associated Press reported: “The 9/11 Memorial Plaza opened its gates at 10 a.m. (Sep. 12) under tight, airport-style security. Visitors were allowed to walk among hundreds of white oak trees on the eight-acre site and gaze at the water on the exact spots where the World Trade Center’s twin towers stood.

Hycomp Makes The List!

A Case Study in Nitrogen: Kateeva OLED Displays
Customer: Kateeva
Model: 2AN35D-H3321-BLMVA10-20/10T
Gas: Ultra high purity nitrogen
Suction Pressure: .8 psig
Discharge Pressure: 95 psig
Flow: 17.75 SCFM

Situation: California based Kateeva is creating a new class of production equipment for advanced flat panel display products like OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TVs. Through this process they questioned, what is the most efficient and effective way to compress nitrogen? They desired a compressor manufacturer that would assist in building equipment for their development.

Their major concern was finding a compressor that would not allow outside oxygen to contaminate the manufacturing process and product. It needed to keep nitrogen pure while stopping ingress of oxygen higher than 5 ppb (parts per billion). They struggled to find anyone that would even come close to solving their situation.

Solution: Mr. Mauck could not find a compressor to meet these requirements until he spoke with representatives from Hycomp. The Hycomp team worked together to understand the problem and find the correct solution for Kateeva to meet their difficult requirements.

Justin Mauck, Senior Mechanical Engineer for Kateeva, approached Hycomp with this situation. Hycomp accepted the challenge. They worked together to understand the problem and find the correct solution for Kateeva to meet their difficult requirements.

“Talking to the Hycomp engineers gave me a strong sense that they could really solve our difficult problem,” Mauck commented, “We had a hard time finding anyone that could even come close to meeting our need. When we found Hycomp, I thought ‘this is it’ and I was excited to work with them.”

The solution was a Hycomp ‘H’ Series: Extreme Control packing arrangement. The ‘H’ Series is designed to compress difficult to contain industrial gases. Suction gas is plumbed through the upper plenum chamber, equalizing pressure on, and providing cooling to, the upper packings. Three pairs of packings per rod provide the first isolation of the process gas. A second plenum chamber was added, through which purge gas may be run. Five pairs of segmented packings per rod, with a purge chamber between the top three and the bottom two packings are located in the bottom of the lower plenum chamber.
“Once I understood the technical aspects of the solution, I was confident that the approach was sound and that it would work. This helped me to be really confident when I went to present the solution to my manager and others that had to approve the purchase,” concluded Mauck.

Results: Hycomp tested the compressor at the desired conditions. It was observed that less than 5 ppb oxygen entered the nitrogen gas stream upon compression. The packing arrangement performed as expected. Kateeva received the compressor and installed the unit in to their process. They are still pleased with the performance and have experienced ultra high purity nitrogen results over the last 30 months.

This solution can be customized to not only help Kateeva but also solve your similar concerns. Additional quantities of packings may be added for tighter control. Applications where the suction pressure is lower than the pressure in the upper vent/purge chamber (vacuum or high pressure padding) can also be handled in standard configuration.

Understanding The Nitrogen Market

The market for nitrogen compression continues to expand and the applications for high pressure nitrogen are nearly everywhere. However, once you find an application, many questions still need to be answered.

This article will discuss three main topics when handling nitrogen applications: 1) Examples of where to find nitrogen applications. 2) Nitrogen generation or delivery methods. 3) How Hycomp boosters fit in to the realm of nitrogen application.

Applications:

Nuclear Nitrogen Running Strong

The Exelon LaSalle County Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located in Illinois about 75 miles Southwest of Chicago. This dual reactor facility produces enough energy to power more than 2.3 million average American homes.