Screw compressor P&ID symbol

Screw compressor

ISO 10628-2 (groups 16, 17 and 20, compressors, blowers, engines) / PIP PIC001
Drawn as
A casing containing two meshing helical rotors (two zig-zags side by side), with suction and discharge connections and a shaft to the driver.
Meaning
Rotary screw compressor (API 619): instrument and utility air, flash gas and vapour recovery. Becomes screw-compressor.
Variants
  • Some legends draw the centrifugal trapezoid with "SCREW" written beside it
  • Oil-injected packages show an oil separator vessel downstream
Tags
K · C