Diaphragm Compressor
Diaphragm Compressor
Our hermetically sealed compressors are the best solution for hydrogen fueling stations and hydrogen recovery systems. The fuel cell compressors we manufacturer are designed to be leak free, contamination free and very reliable. We can customize large or small hydrogen compressors for any application.
Our compressors feature:
- Leak Free Design
- Contamination Free Compression
- Corrosion Resistance
- High Compression Ratios
- High Reliability
- Safety
- Automatic Leak Detection
We scrutinize every part manufactured and ensure our compressors meet or exceed performance and safety standards as well as fulfill our customer’s specifications. Our staff has over 35 years of experience in compression and high pressure applications. We provide maintenance and troubleshooting for all our compressors. We even customize and improve existing systems. Here at Fluitron, we pride ourselves on providing our customers with the highest quality system and support for their application. Our highly trained and experienced engineers are always available to ensure specifications are met and customers are satisfied.
Advantages of Diaphragm Compressors
Our diaphragm compressors use static seals as opposed to dynamic seals that are prevalent in other reciprocating compressors. Therefore, the leakage from the compressor can be controlled to a very low level by the selection of the “static” seals. For the vast majority of applications, elastomeric “O” rings are acceptable and will provide extreme leak tightness depending on the process gas, size of the unit and the pressure and can achieve a “bubble tight” level of leakage. While it is true that there is permeation of the gas through the “O” rings, for most users they consider a diaphragm compressor leakage free. In extremely critical applications metal to metal seals are available that will maintain leak rates of 1 x 10-8 scc/sec or better at full operating pressures. For most applications “bubble tight” is more than sufficient.
Second, there are no lubricants or coolants in the process gas stream so there is no contamination of the process gas with any liquid. For practical purposes the gas leaving the compressor is as pure as the gas entering the compressor. Diaphragm type compressors are used for handling the purest bottled gases, breathing gases and other critical industrial applications.
Generally, diaphragm compressors are used primarily where leakage and/or contamination are undesirable or completely unacceptable. Because of the high-pressure capability of diaphragm compressors, they are also used at pressures beyond the capability of most oil free or non-lubricated compressors, with units capable of achieving more than 30,000psig working pressure.
