METHODS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF COMPRESSOR STATIONS
The development of gas transportation technologies is associated with the construction of new gas transmission systems, which provide for the possibility of increasing the compression pressure up to 25 MPa and the step between the compressor stations, increasing the compression ratios, improving the equipment and technologies for gas cooling, increasing the hydraulic efficiency of pipelines through the use of smooth-walled internal coatings, as well as other progressive technical solutions. In order to improve the efficiency of the compressor station, some technical and organizational measures were considered in the article. Based on the results of comparative calculations, the main indicators of gas compressor units for specific operating conditions were determined.