Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.s., Inc.

Ingersoll-Rand Company

Matthew Stinson

Kenneth J Schultz

James Christopher Collins

Michael Peters

Nicholas Able

Srinivasa Rao Yenneti

The present disclosure provides a compressor system operable for compressing a working fluid such as air. A conditioner is positioned upstream of the compressor to reduce the humidity and in some embodiments may control a temperature of the working fluid entering the compressor. A working fluid aftercooler and a lubricant cooler is positioned downstream of the compressor. A first heat exchange system directs water from a source through the conditioner and then to the aftercooler and oil cooler in parallel. A second heat exchange system directs oil from the compressor to the oil cooler and then to a regenerator prior to reentry into the compressor. A control system with one or more control valves is configured to provide oil to the compressor at a target temperature defined to ensure that the temperature of the discharged compressor is above a pressure dew point temperature.

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Golden Valley, MN, United States of America

Matthew Stinson