RIKT – Isothermal

Turbocompressors
With integrated cooling
 RIKT – Isothermal Turbocompressors
With integrated coolers

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s isothermal com- Applications Intercoolers

pressors have been built since 1915 Air separation industry The intercoolers are integrated in the
and more than 1,400 units have been Iron and steel industry casing. The gas is guided through an
sold. This unique design has proven its Fertilizer industry optimized flow path thus leading to very
reliability in various industries where lar- Nitric acid low interstage pressure losses.
ge amounts of air need to be com- Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
pressed. Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Bearings
Any industry where a large amount of Tilting pad journal and Kingsbury type
The RIKT is available in eight frame compressed air is required axial bearings
sizes from 71 to 160 seamlessly Accessible without removing the up-
covering an actual inlet volume range Standardized configuration per casing half
between 100,000 and 750,000 m3/h. The RIKT frame sizes are based on
Depending on the discharge pressure geometrical scaling of most compo- Couplings
and the energy evaluation, the RIKT will nents, leading to a high degree of stan- Maintenance-free, flexible disc-type
be designed with 2 to 4 intercoolers dardization and reliable performance. If couplings for the low- and high-speed
and 3 to 6 impellers, thus adapting the necessary, major components such as shafts.
compressor to deliver gas at a pressure impellers and diffusors may be tailored
ratio ranging between 4.5 and 20 in a to fit process requirements. Gear
single, compact casing. The integrated Double helical gear
coolers not only reduce the overall Characteristics Axial bearing on low-speed shaft
dimensions to the smallest possible In accordance with API 617 Shaft-driven main oil pump
footprint, but also avoid interconnecting Inlet flow range from 100,000 to
process piping. Noise emanating from 750,000 m3/h Driver
high velocity gas in the impellers is also Selection of rotors for a given frame Direct-driven by steam or gas turbine
significantly reduced by the plate fin size Electric motor with gear (set)
coolers and casing. Integrated intercoolers with water se-
parators Control system
Up to 6 impellers and 2 to 4 intercoolers Anti-surge control system
Axial inlet with 1 stage open impeller
st
Reverse flow protection
Subsequent impellers closed type
Casing welded in carbon steel plate Reliability & availability / Service
The RIKT series has a track record
Inlet Guide Vanes (IGV) with over 3 Mio. operating hours
Inlet guide vanes ensure for best effi- Designed for highest reliability
ciency over a wide range and allow a After sales services are available
precise control of the process by: worldwide by MAN PrimeServ and
Pressure or flow control cover the entire product life cycle:
Power limitation spare parts, overhauls, repairs, re-
vamps/modernization and training.

1 RIKT – Isothermal turbocompressors with integrated coolers

Features Benefits

Widely referenced isothermal compressors with more Highest reliability

than 1,400 units built since 1915
Standardized core units and modularly built trains Referenced, many identical machines in operation
Standardized rotors built with referenced impellers Performance predictability
Rotor exchangeability
Pressure ratio up to 20 For all air separation processes and other applications
where large amounts of air have to be compressed
Abraidable seals with negative clearance Minimum seal losses
Adjustable Inlet Guide Vanes (IGV) Wide operating range
High efficiency at part load operation
Constant speed operation
No external piping and intercoolers Short installation time, low interstage pressure losses
leading to higher efficiency, significantly lower noise
emission
Integrated intercoolers (IC) Low pressure losses between the stages
(2 to 4 IC’s per casing) High efficiency lower energy consumption
Compact design smallest footprint reduced
building costs
Intercoolers with various material combinations Wide range of cooling water qualities, incl. seawater
cooling
Proven 2-stage water separator with coalescing High degree of condensate removal
mesh and fin collector firmly attached to the IC’s
Vertical removal of intercooler bundles with an No separate cooler bundle extraction device required
overhead crane
Direct drive by steam or gas turbine Simple train arrangement with a minimum number of
rotating parts
Electric motor drive Gearing-up with standardized double helical gear, use of
the most economical 4-pole standard electric motors
Flexible disc type couplings for the low and high- Maintenance free
speed shaft

Lube oil system and gear

RIKT 71 to 90: oil system integrated into base frame Shorter erection time, smaller footprint
RIKT 100 and larger: separate oil system To reduce dimensions for transportation

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 Integrated compressor coolers

1st stage overhung impeller

Inlet guide vanes

Discharge volute

Impellers

Inlet suction nozzle

axial direction

Compressor outer
casing - lower half

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 Technical Data

Driver Electric motor, steam or gas turbine

Suction pressure ambient pressure
Discharge pressure [bara] up to 20 bara
Flow rate [m3/h] Max. 750,000 m3/h
Power range [MW] Approx. 60 MW
Number of impeller stages 3-6
Number of intercoolers 2-4

RIKT Compressor
Frame Size Selection Diagram

20 290
90 100 112 125 140 150 160
18

16 232

14 Discharge pressure (psia)

Discharge pressure (bara)

12 174

10

8 116

6 71 80

4 58

0 0
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000
Eff. volume flow (m3/h)

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All data provided in this document is non-binding. This data serves informational purposes only and is especially not
guaranteed in any way. Depending on the subsequent specific individual projects, the relevant data may be subject
to changes and will be assessed and determined individually for each project. This will depend on the particular
characteristics of each individual project, especially specific site and operational conditions.
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