Product Description
Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters
The Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters provide oil-free, high-pressure compression for demanding air and nitrogen applications. Quincy Compressor manufactures these reciprocating piston boosters in the USA for systems that require higher pressure than a conventional plant compressor can provide.
Moreover, the oil-free compression design helps protect the gas stream from lubricant contamination. Therefore, the QDS Odyssey range suits critical manufacturing, nitrogen processing and high-purity applications across India.
Oil-Free QDS Odyssey Booster Design
The booster separates its lubricated lower drive section from the oil-free compression end. Consequently, lubricating oil does not enter the compressed air or nitrogen stream during normal operation.
This arrangement supports processes where gas purity, product quality and system reliability remain essential. In addition, the reciprocating design allows users to increase pressure only where required instead of raising the pressure of the facility’s complete compressed-air network.
Key Features and Benefits
The Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters provide:
- Oil-free reciprocating compression
- Compatibility with compressed air and nitrogen
- Single-stage and two-stage configurations
- Standard pressures up to 600 PSIG
- Standard flows up to 504 SCFM
- Motor powers from 5 to 75 HP
- Air-cooled construction as standard
- Optional water-cooled configurations
- Custom pressures up to 1,500 PSIG
- Limited custom models up to 3,000 PSIG
- Custom packages for selected alternative gases
- Multiple control and communication options
- Duplex arrangements for increased output
- USA-manufactured booster packages
Together, these features support both standard industrial pressure-boosting duties and specialised high-pressure projects.
Single-Stage Odyssey Boosters
Single-stage Odyssey boosters generally increase existing inlet pressure by approximately 1.3 to four times.
The standard single-stage range includes:
- Motor power: 5–75 HP
- Flow: 11–504 SCFM
- Maximum discharge pressure: Up to 400 PSIG
- Cooling: Air cooled
- Optional cooling: Water cooled on request
Therefore, single-stage configurations suit applications where the incoming air or nitrogen already has sufficient pressure and requires a moderate pressure increase.
Two-Stage Air and Nitrogen Boosters
Two-stage models generally increase inlet pressure by approximately three to ten times.
The standard two-stage range includes:
- Motor power: 5–60 HP
- Flow: 8–245 SCFM
- Maximum discharge pressure: Up to 600 PSIG
- Cooling: Air cooled
- Optional cooling: Water cooled on request
Consequently, a two-stage booster may suit applications that require a higher compression ratio or greater final discharge pressure.
QDS Odyssey Performance Range
The standard Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters cover motor outputs from approximately 5 to 75 HP, with flows extending up to 504 SCFM and discharge pressures up to 600 PSIG.
However, the maximum flow and pressure figures do not apply simultaneously to every model. For example, higher-flow configurations may operate at lower maximum pressures, while higher-pressure models may provide lower flow rates.
Therefore, engineers should select the exact booster according to inlet pressure, required outlet pressure and gas demand.
Custom High-Pressure Solutions
Quincy can engineer custom booster configurations when the standard range does not meet the required pressure, flow or gas specification.
Selected custom models can reach approximately 1,500 PSIG, while limited configurations may reach 3,000 PSIG. Moreover, custom systems may support gases such as argon, helium, carbon dioxide, methane, natural gas, neon and xenon.
Nevertheless, engineers must verify gas compatibility, sealing materials, operating conditions and applicable safety requirements for each custom package.
Cooling and Control Options
Standard Odyssey boosters use air cooling. Alternatively, water-cooled versions can support installations with demanding ambient conditions or specific thermal requirements.
Available package options may include:
- High-temperature cooling fans
- Special sealing systems
- Modbus TCP/IP communication
- Lead-lag and alternating controls
- Remote monitoring and control
- Moisture separators
- Closed-loop cooling skids
- NEMA 4X control-panel enclosures
- Stainless-steel control enclosures
- Cold-weather packages
However, option availability depends on the selected booster configuration.
Odyssey Booster Applications in India
The Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters may support applications across India such as:
- Nitrogen laser cutting
- PET bottle blowing and conversion
- Industrial pressure testing
- Starting-air systems
- High-pressure forming
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Food and beverage processing
- Fermentation-air systems
- Fire-suppression cylinder filling
- Laboratory instrument air
- Ultra-pure cleaning
- Oil and gas purge applications
- Plastics and rubber processing
- Municipal wastewater instrument air
Moreover, the oil-free design can help preserve nitrogen purity in laser-cutting applications where contamination may affect process quality.
Selecting the Correct Odyssey Booster
Correct selection depends on:
- Gas type
- Inlet pressure
- Required discharge pressure
- Required flow in SCFM
- Operating duty
- Ambient temperature
- Cooling-water availability
- Electrical supply
- Required gas purity
- Daily operating hours
Therefore, engineers should size the Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters from the actual application conditions. Otherwise, an unsuitable configuration may provide insufficient flow, cycle excessively or operate outside its intended compression ratio.
Product Enquiries in India
The Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters are presented through Pumps Bharat for nitrogen processing, laser cutting, PET manufacturing, pressure testing, industrial gases and other high-pressure applications across India.
When submitting an enquiry, please provide the gas type, inlet pressure, required outlet pressure, required SCFM, operating hours, ambient temperature and electrical supply. Consequently, the available Odyssey booster configurations can be evaluated against the application requirements.