Axial compressors for highest flow rates and improved gas turbine plant flexibility
Benefits
High-efficiency axial flow compressors designed for high speeds, providing polytropic airflow efficiency exceeding 90%
The variable stator vane can move from +10° to -35°, enabling a wide operating flow range even with a fixed-speed motor driver
Standard airfoil configuration for all frames and sizes optimizes aerodynamic and mechanical behaviour up to 7:1 pressure ratio
Features
AN series for kinetic energy LNG applications can operate with higher pressure flow rates up to 250,000 m³/h with up to 15 stages
AX series for gas flows over 450,000 m³/h; scalable to any driver size for compressed air, CO₂ separation, nitric acid processes
Applications
Refinery catalytic cracking
Turbomachinery
Air compression
Sweet/sour gas to liquid application
Dynamic compressors
Steam turbines and other industrial applications
Overview
At Baker Hughes, our AN and AX axial centrifugal compressors are built on decades of design expertise and over a million running hours in high-performance environments. You can rely on these compressors to handle the highest flow rates and rotational speeds while delivering impressive polytropic efficiency, ensuring flexibility for your plant with a fixed-speed driver. Our high-reliability standard configurations are designed to optimize vane, stationary blade, and blade-row performance, even under high-pressure ratios.