CASE STUDY
Ethylene Plant Saves Over $100K Annually Through Compressed Air System Upgrades
One of the world’s largest single-site ethylene production facilities needed to increase compressed air capacity while maintaining its existing equipment layout and minimizing modifications to plant infrastructure. The upgraded system also needed to meet API 672 Basic Duty requirements to ensure a reliable, continuous instrument air supply. By implementing an improved compressed air solution, the facility achieved more than $100,000 in annual energy and maintenance savings while supporting increased production demands.
Explore the full case study to learn how strategic compressed air system upgrades helped the facility expand capacity, improve operational reliability, and reduce overall ownership costs.
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Insights & Resources
How to Specify a Centrifugal Compressor for Reliability and Lower Lifecycle Costs
When specifying a centrifugal compressor, the decisions made during the engineering phase can influence far more than equipment selection. Compressor specifications affect reliability, efficiency, project costs, installation requirements, controls architecture, lead times, and long-term operational performance.
Site Conditions to Consider When Sizing your Compressor
Centrifugal compressors provide compressed air for a wide range of applications across various industries, including food and beverage processing, petrochemical plants, and oil refineries. While flow and pressure requirements often drive initial selection, site conditions ultimately determine how the compressor performs in real operation.
Ambient conditions such as temperature, pressure, and humidity directly affect air density, which in turn impacts mass flow, power consumption, and achievable capacity
API 614 and API 672 Air Compressor Standards Guide
Compressed air is often called the “4th utility” after electricity, water, and gas, making reliable air compression a critical part of any industrial process. The loss of compressed air can result in costly unplanned downtime, resulting in hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in lost production per day. This is particularly true in many Oil, Gas, Chemical, and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) applications that rely on compressed air throughout the upstream and downstream processes.