PAP PL US ®

P L A N T A I R PA C K A G E

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RELIABLE 100% OIL-FREE ENGINEERED AIR

A World Leader for Centrifugal Compressors

It’s simple: PAP PLUS compressors deliver 100% oil-free engineered air reliably and efficiently.

FS-Elliott PAP PLUS compressors incorporate the latest technology to The PAP PLUS design features provide benefits ranging from ease of
insure high efficiency, economy and reliability. installation, operation and maintenance to highest efficiency.
The Plant Air Package (PAP) compressor was introduced to the marketplace 1. High Base-load and Part-load Efficiency
nearly 50 years ago. Since its introduction, thousands of units have been 2. Optimized Operational Efficiency Throughout the Entire Year
installed and operate worldwide.
3. Minimum Number of Moving Parts
• Electronics • Automotive 4. Robust and Reliable Industrial Design
• Steel Making • Glass Making and P.E.T. 5. Superior Package Design
• Food and Beverage Processing • Mining 6. Simple, Low-cost Installation
• Snow Making • Air Separation 7. Elimination of Air Line Oil Contamination
• Utilities • Petrochemical and Oil Refining 8. Ease of Operation
• Chemical • And Many Other Markets 9. Ease of Maintenance
• Textile 10. Professional Service

Typical Operation

1 Ambient air enters the first

stage of the compressor
through the inlet control device.
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2 The air is accelerated by the

first impeller. A radial dif-
1 2

fuser converts the air’s velocity into

pressure before the air enters an
efficient scroll casing.
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3 Air enters the first stage high

efficiency intercooler and
cools as it passes over the water 7
filled tubes with external fins in
the bundle. The straight tubes are
easily cleaned to maintain optimum
performance.
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4 The lower velocity cooled

air exits the tube bundle and 4
makes two 90 degree turns. This
turning and upward flow path
separates the condensed moisture
from the cooled air and makes it 5
unnecessary to use demister pads
which are a high maintenance item.
The air travels through the large
corrosion resistant epoxy coated
plenum.

5 Condensate is continuously
drained through PAP PLUS’s
exclusive drain valve located in
the bottom of the intercooler’s
enclosure.
6 The air exits the intercooler
and flows into the inlet duct
for the second stage. In the second
stage the compression process is
repeated with an impeller, diffuser,
and a scroll casing.
7 The air discharges from the
compressor volute and enters
the second stage intercooler. The
intercooling process is identical to
that in the first stage.
8 Air from the second intercooler
moves through the third stage
impeller, diffuser and scroll casing
before being discharged into the
after cooler and the air system.
 Horizontally Split Sleeve
Journal Bearing
and Flat Land Thrust Bearing
Helical Bull Gear

Horizontally Split
Tilting Pad
Journal Bearing
and Tapered Land
Thrust Bearing
(Typical 4 Places)
Impellers
The impellers of the PAP PLUS Rotor Assembly
Pinion and
compressor are stainless steel.
Dual Impellers
The precipitation hardened, stainless Rotor Assembly
steel material resists the corrosive Pinion and
and erosive action of atmospheric Single Impeller

contaminants and water vapor that

Shaft Seal
may pass through the inlet air filter. (Typical 3 Places)
The state-of-the-art backward-
leaning impeller designs provide
superior overall aerodynamic
performance characteristics.

Pressure Lubrication
System
The PAP PLUS oil lubrication system
has proven its reliability through
many years of successful operating
experience. The system is self-
contained within the compressor
package and is designed for easy
access and maintenance. This PAP
PLUS system provides for all of the
package’s needs, which include
continuous oil flow to all bearings
and gears, as well as the driver
when required.

REGULUS™ – Putting You in Control

The heart of FS-Elliott’s Control System is designed with the latest technology Control System Features
processor and memory capabilities to provide optimum performance, reliability • Menu-driven Display
and convenience. The system includes a color graphic touch-screen Human
• System Data Logging
Machine Interface (HMI). Typical control modes include: and Printout
• Constant Pressure • Adaptive Control
• Constant Pressure with Automatic Start • Permissive and
Protective Logic
• Combination Control
• Automatic Compensation
• Combination Control with Automatic START/STOP on Temperature Change
At our manufacturing facility and headquarters located in Export, PA, we take Our worldwide network of local certified technicians provides professional service
nothing for granted. Every PAP PLUS compressor is carefully crafted under twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, three-hundred-sixty-five days per
stringent quality standards. By the time a PAP PLUS compressor arrives at your year. This means you receive timely assistance for all of your needs. Maintenance
site for installation, it has undergone a rigorous execution process covering the and repairs can be performed at site:
product design, manufacture and inspections governed by our ISO 9001:2000 • Local Service
Certified Quality Management System. • Genuine FS-Elliott Spare Parts
• Installation and Start-up
When you need answers to your questions, or solutions to your problems, you can • Maintenance Programs
rely on FS-Elliott’s worldwide network of sales representatives and distributors. • Repairs
We can provide total turnkey installation services at your site, designed to assure • Rerates and Upgrades
your FS-Elliott equipment is up and running as quickly as possible. • Training

Headquarters FS-Elliott Co., LLC REPRESENTED BY:

5710 Mellon Road
Export, PA 15632-8948
U.S.A.

Telephone ......... (724) 387-3200

FAX ................... (724) 387-3270

Internet ............. www.fs-elliott.com

E-mail ............... info@fs-elliott.com

FS-Elliott Co., LLC reserves the right to modify the design or construction of the
equipment described in this brochure and to furnish it, as altered, without further
reference to the illustrations or information contained herein.

© FS-Elliott Co., LLC 2005 Bulletin FSP40-1005