Compressor Control Valves are used in compressors to control the flow of liquid in the compression chamber to maintain work efficiency and safety. At Trisun, we offer valves designed for performance, efficiency, and safety. 

Whether you are a small manufacturing plant or a high-demand system, we are here to help you choose the right one. We have been helping businesses like yours for decades.

This blog will guide you about the essential valve types, their functions, and applications.

Let’s Break It Down: Compressor Types, How They Work, and Their Real-World Uses.

Unloaders
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Used to reduce load during startup periods in reciprocating compressors, reducing energy consumption. 

Pressure: 7-30 bars

Capacity: Up to 5000 m3/h

Application: Used in air compressors, PET bottle plants, and systems with ANSI and Ebara pumps.

Suction Throttle Valve

Used for restricting the gas from entering the compressor by throttling the suction side. Used in centrifugal and large screw compressors.

Pressure: 1-15 bars

Material: carbon steel, stainless steel.

Applications: Oil & gas, process plants, HVAC systems with high-spec and Armstrong pump seals.

Slide Valves

These internal valves slide to adjust the volume ratio (Vi) and control output. They are used in oil-injected rotary screw compressors.

Pressure: up to 14 bars

Capacity control: 0-100%

Applications: Ideal for systems using pump sleeves and Ebara pumps.

Hot Gas Bypass Valves

It recycles hot discharge gas to the suction line to simulate a low-demand load, improving temperature control.

Pressure: 5-30 bars

Media: R22, R134a, Ammonia, etc.

Capacity: up to 200% of minimum load.

Applications: ANSI pumps and pump impellers.

Spiral and Digital Control Valves

Used to modulate capacity using pulse-width modulation digitally.

These are also helpful for precise load management without cycling the compressor.

Capacity: 10-100% 

Pressure: up to 12 bars

Applications: These are used in digital scroll compressors, advanced HVAC, and lab chillers using precision pump seals.

Capacity Control Valves

Used to adjust output by opening/closing ports or using step control in multi-cylinder reciprocating compressors

Pressure: up to 100 bars

Steps: 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%

Application: Multistage reciprocating compressors, process gas compression, refining, and chemical plants.

Final Thoughts

Whether you are working with Ebara Pumps or Armstrong Pump Seals or need components like pump sleeves, pump seals, or ANIS Pump Impellers, Trisun delivers not just these components but guaranteed safety, performance, and efficiency. 

Our valves are designed to handle pressures, engineered with quality material, and polished to industrial safety standards. 

When you choose Trisun, you choose experience and reliability. 

Get your system flow smarter by upgrading your compressor system with the proper control valves.

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