Cutaway of an XP and CP valve with PowerPEEK and refinery

XP, CP, CPs – Profiled Plate Valves

For your process or natural gas application

The best valves in efficiency without sacrificing reliability

Conventional valve design has had its day when it comes to increasing the efficiency and uptime of compressors. Real increases in compressor efficiency can only be achieved through innovative designs. The compressor valve is the heart of the compressor, and significantly determines the overall compressor efficiency and uptime. To optimize reliability and saving energies, you need a technologically advanced valve that can do both. HOERBIGER’s XP and CP Profiled Plate Valve series combine all the properties to meet these requirements: PowerPEEK® plates with extreme efficiency and excellent flow characteristics for high compressor uptime. Further, you can drastically decrease the electric power and fuel consumption and reduce the related CO2 emissions when increasing the service life and up to 50% the efficiency in parallel. But not only that: thanks to the high degree of standardization, the number of different spare parts in the warehouse is reduced and inventory is made easy.

POWERPEEK®  valve plate
PowerPEEK®: High-performance valve plate material means

High efficiency and long life

PowerPEEK® and the unique design of profiled valve plates create a valve with extreme efficiency and excellent flow characteristics. This automatically improves the valve's reliability and durability. The construction of a finer-meshed ring section increases the effective flow area and hence the efficiency of the valve. The aerodynamic design generates a lower pressure drop than conventional valve sealing elements and gives small amounts of liquid and debris the ability to pass through. PowerPEEK® plates also offer an optimized orientation of reinforcing fibers for extreme strength and robustness. This leads to an increase in MTBF and MTBM and higher production output.

XP valve cutaway model
XP Profiled Plate Valve – our solution for process gas applications

With XP Profiled Plate Valves, you are always a step ahead. Efficiency, energy savings, reliability and service life are all requirements for gaining an edge in the market, and our XP valves are the ideal component to deliver these improvements for reciprocating in process gas industries.

Benefits at a glance

Long life and high compressor uptime, reduced electric power/fuel consumption and related CO2 emissions
Features
  • Profiled plate design and higher number of flow channels
  • Spring savers prevent coil to guard contact
  • Injection molded high-performance PEEK®
Advantages
Excellent reliability for reduced downtimes and less emissions due to fewer on-site interventions
Features
  • Aerodynamic flow path
  • Anti-stiction design: Waveshape profiled guard and tapered seat
  • Heavy duty springs made of ESR steel (Electro slag remelting)
Advantages
Lower total cost of ownership and savings in CO2 emissions and costs
Feature
  • Industry benchmark in efficiency
  • High performance valve plate
  • Tribological optimization
Advantages
Characteristics of Profiled Plate Valves
XP valve at a glance
Technical data
Main application:
Process gas
Max. discharge pressure:
300 bar
Max. differential pressure:
200 bar*
Min. suction temp.:
-40°C
Max. discharge temp.:
230°C
Mol weight:
2-50 g/mol
Max. speed:
1,500 rpm
Cylinder lubrication:
lube/ non-lube
Type diameter:
86-262 mm
* Maximum allowable differential pressure
depending on gas temperature.
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CP valve cutaway model with gripper
CP Profiled Plate Valve – The world standard in natural gas compression

CP Profiled Plate Valves technology offers maximum efficiency, despite minimal lift, and excellent closing properties. Additionally, HOERBIGER created PowerPEEK® an innovative material that ensures robustness and durability – resulting in longer service life for valves and avoiding unplanned compressor downtime. These are properties that are important for compressors in natural gas applications.

Benefits at a glance

Long life and high compressor uptime
Features
  • Profiled plate design and higher number of flow channels
  • Spring savers prevent coil to guard contact
  • Injection molded high-performance PEEK®
Advantages
Move more gas
Feature

High effective flow area

Advantage
Excellent reliability for reduced downtime and less emissions due to fewer on-site interventions
Features
  • Aerodynamic flow path
  • Anti-stiction design: Waveshape profiled guard and tapered seat
  • Heavy duty springs made of ESR steel (Electro slag remelting)
Advantages
Lower total cost of ownership and savings in CO2 emissions and costs
Feature
  • Industry benchmark in efficiency
  • High performance valve plate
  • Tribological optimization
Advantages
Simplified inventory
Features
  • High standardization
  • Reduced valve configurations
Advantage
CP valve features
CP valve at a glance
Technical data
Main application:
Natural gas
Max. discharge pressure:
300 bar
Max. differential pressure:
200 bar*
Min. suction temp.:
-40°C
Max. discharge temp.:
230°C
Mol weight:
12-80 g/mol
Max. speed:
1,800 rpm
Cylinder lubrication:
lube/ non-lube
Type diameter:
88-212 mm
* Maximum  allowable differential pressure 
depending on gas temperature.
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CP valve cutaway model with gripper
CPs Profiled Plate Valve – The world standard in natural gas high speed compression

CPs Profiled Plate Valves technology offers maximum efficiency, despite minimal lift, and excellent closing properties. The CPs valves offer up to 50% higher effective flow area than conventional valves and make horsepower available for increased throughput. The high performance PowerPEEK® valve plates outperform any other PEEK valve plates in terms for impact resistance and strength.

But not only that: thanks to the high degree of standardization, the number of different spare parts in the warehouse is reduced and inventory is made easy.

The valves are also the ideal choice for biogas / green methane compression.

Benefits at a glance

Long life and high compressor uptime
Features
  • Profiled plate design and higher number of flow channels
  • Damping plate
  • Injection molded high-performance PEEK®
Advantages
Move more gas
Feature

High effective flow area

Advantage
Excellent reliability for reduced downtime and less emissions due to fewer on-site interventions
Features
  • Aerodynamic flow path
  • Anti-stiction design: Waveshape profiled guard and tapered seat
  • Heavy duty spring plate
Advantages
Lower maintenance costs, reduced driver power/fuel costs and savings in CO2 emissions
Feature
  • Industry benchmark in efficiency
  • High performance valve plate
  • Heavy duty spring plate
Advantages
Simplified inventory
Features
  • High standardization
  • Reduced valve configurations
Advantage
CPs valve features
CPs valve at a glance
Technical data
Main application:
Process gas
Max. discharge pressure:
300 bar
Max. differential pressure:
200 bar*
Min. suction temp.:
-40°C
Max. discharge temp.:
230°C
Mol weight:
12-80 g/mol
Max. speed:
2,800 rpm
Cylinder lubrication:
lube/ non-lube
Type diameter:
38-90 mm
* Maximum allowable differential pressure
depending on gas temperature.
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