Oil & Gas
Horton’s Gas Thermal Control Clutch for gas compressors reduce over-cooling, freeze-ups, and boost throughput – so compressors run efficiently year-round.
The problem
- Direct-drive fans over-cool the process gas, leading to scrubber dumps, hydrate formation, expensive maintenance, downtime, and wasted fuel.
- Fans consume up to ~10% of the engine power that could be used by the compressor to mash more gas.
Our Solution
Gas Thermal Control Clutch and Di+™ Controller
- By using our Gas Thermal Control Clutch we are able to keep engine jacket-water and compressor oil at there proper temperature ranges.
- Keep process gas temperatures in the optimal range, decoupling them from ambient temperature swings, while saving horsepower for compression even in the hottest months of the year.
Why the Oil & Gas Industry Chooses Horton?
Fewer freeze-ups & dumps
Prevent hydrate formation by avoiding over-cooling.
higher throughput
Keep heavy gases in-stream to increase BTU content and throughput (up to 20%).
Higher Efficiency
Reduced fan speed means more horsepower for compression and/or reduced fuel consumption.
Year-round stability
Automated temp maps hold process gas temps stable across all seasons and conditions.
How it works
- Replace the driven fan sheave/pulley with a Horton clutch (Fits the same space claim as existing sheave/pulley for simplified field install).
- Install Gas Thermal Control Clutch controller in control panel to retrieve engine jacket water, compressor oil, and process gas temps.
- Program temperature setpoints and fan speed map.
- System will automatically modulate fan speed.
See how a viscous fan clutch, like the Gas Thermal Control Clutch, works.