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 prevent contamination of the gas stream. Therefore, the QDS Odyssey range suits critical manufacturing, nitrogen processing and high-purity applications.
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 applications where gas purity, product quality and process reliability are essential. In addition, the reciprocating design provides efficient pressure boosting without raising the pressure of the facility’s complete compressed-air network.
Main Features and Benefits
- Oil-free reciprocating compression
- Suitable for 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 alternative gases
- Multiple control and communication options
- Duplex arrangements for increased output
- USA-manufactured booster packages
Together, these features make the Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters suitable for both standard industrial systems and specialised high-pressure projects.
Single-Stage Odyssey Boosters
Single-stage models generally increase the 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 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.
Standard QDS Odyssey Performance
The published standard product range covers motor outputs from 5 to 75 HP, flows from approximately 18 to 504 SCFM and discharge pressures from 300 to 600 PSIG.
However, these maximum values do not apply simultaneously to every model. For example, some high-flow models operate at lower maximum pressure, while higher-pressure configurations provide lower flow.
Therefore, engineers must select the exact model according to inlet pressure, required outlet pressure and gas demand.
Custom High-Pressure Solutions
Quincy can engineer custom boosters when the standard lineup does not meet the required pressure, flow or gas specification.
Selected custom models can reach approximately 1,500 PSIG, while limited configurations can reach 3,000 PSIG. Moreover, custom systems may handle gases such as argon, helium, carbon dioxide, methane, natural gas, neon and xenon.
Nevertheless, gas compatibility, sealing materials and safety requirements must be verified for every custom package.
Cooling and Control Options
Standard Odyssey boosters use air cooling. Alternatively, water-cooled configurations are available for applications with higher ambient temperatures or specific installation 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.
Applications for Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters
The Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters may support:
- Nitrogen laser cutting
- PET bottle blowing and conversion
- Industrial pressure testing
- Starting-air systems
- High-pressure forming
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Food and beverage production
- Fermentation-air systems
- Fire-suppression bottle filling
- Laboratory instrument air
- Ultra-pure cleaning
- Oil and gas purge air
- Plastics and rubber processing
- Municipal wastewater instrument air
Moreover, the oil-free design helps protect nitrogen purity during laser cutting, where contamination could affect cutting quality.
Choosing the Correct Odyssey Booster
Correct selection depends on inlet pressure, required discharge pressure, gas flow, gas type and operating duty.
In addition, engineers should confirm ambient temperature, cooling-water availability, electrical supply, operating hours and required gas purity. Therefore, specialists should size the Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters from the exact application conditions.
Otherwise, an incorrectly selected booster may deliver insufficient flow, cycle excessively or operate outside its intended compression ratio.
Request UAE Pricing and Technical Support
Contact our specialists for technical selection, specifications and UAE pricing.
Please provide the gas type, inlet pressure, required outlet pressure, required SCFM, operating hours, ambient temperature and electrical supply. Consequently, our team can recommend the correct Odyssey Air & Nitrogen Boosters configuration.