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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2024
Burckhardt Compression Ag, Winterthur, CH;
BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION AG, Winterthur, CH;
Abstract
A method of operating a piston compressor the compressor having a cylinder as well as a piston arranged therein, a carrier housing with a crosshead mounted in the carrier housing, a spacer which connects the cylinder to the carrier housing, as well as a piston rod extending in a longitudinal direction (L) which connects the crosshead to the piston, wherein the spacer has a plurality of support arms, wherein the support arms are connected to and support the cylinder. The method supplies an inlet fluid (FE) at a temperature in the range between −162° C. and −40° C. to the cylinder via the inlet valve, and expels the fluid located in the cylinder via the outlet valve, wherein the outlet fluid (FA) is heated in the cylinder by compression by a temperature difference in the range between 100° C. and 150° C.