Compressor Package Replacement

Most IPAC units in service were fitted by a compressor builder years ago. The nameplate is all that is needed to replace one.

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Compressor Package Replacement

IPAC and its predecessor HiROSS supplied aftercoolers, separators and traps to compressor manufacturers as original equipment.

That is why so many IPAC part numbers turn up on packaged compressors under another maker's badge - a W0110FA000 aftercooler on a rotary screw package, an S4AHA0 separator on its outlet, a SAC120 trap under the sump. When one of them leaks, corrodes or plugs, the compressor OEM often no longer stocks it, but the IPAC part number on the nameplate still identifies it exactly.

IPAC water-cooled aftercooler of the type fitted to packaged compressors
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Replacing an Existing Unit

The nameplate does most of the work.

Checklist

  • IPAC or HiROSS model number, exactly as stamped
  • National Board number where one is fitted
  • Shell diameter, overall length and connection sizes if the plate is gone
  • Operating pressure and the compressor it serves

IPAC Ranges

RANGE TYPE COVERS RATING PART NUMBERS
Water-Cooled 51 Series Water-Cooled Aftercooler Fifteen shell and tube models from 38 to 4,785 SCFM, all 51-1/8 inches long 200 PSIG (300 PSIG small NPT units) 15
Horizontal Separators Centrifugal Moisture Separator Sixteen current sizes from 127 to 25,000 SCFM, plus the three HiROSS-era cast units they replaced 200 PSIG (230 PSIG WS01-WS03) 19
Automatic Drain Traps Automatic Condensate Drain Trap Float-operated condensate traps in 1/2 and 1 inch sizes 230 PSIG aluminum; higher in steel and stainless 3

More About Compressor Package Replacement

What the Model Number Tells Us

The model number tells us almost everything. On a water-cooled aftercooler the first four digits after the W set the size, the F or R tells us fixed or removable bundle, and the A or B the 200 or 300 PSIG pressure class. A separator's number gives its size, orientation and pressure class; a trap's number gives connection, pressure and body material. Where the nameplate is gone, the shell diameter, overall length and the connection sizes and positions are usually enough to place the unit in the catalogue.

Legacy and Long-Form Numbers

We supply current-production equivalents for the full IPAC and HiROSS range, including the legacy cast S01C to S03C separators (now the WS01 to WS03) and long-form numbers such as W0110FA000 that map to today's W0110. Send us the nameplate, or the numbers from it, and we will confirm the match before anything is quoted.


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IPAC W 51 Series water-cooled shell and tube aftercooler showing the copper tube bundle at the tubesheet
IPAC horizontal centrifugal moisture separator with flanged inlet and outlet and bottom drain
IPAC SAC float-type automatic condensate drain trap with external hand blow-down valve

Common FAQs

Almost always. The IPAC part number on the aftercooler's own nameplate identifies it exactly, and the range is still built to the original designs. Send us the number and we confirm the current equivalent.

Yes. The long form carries the option string - F fixed bundle, A 200 PSIG, 000 no options. The short form is the same size with the standard options assumed.

Measure the shell diameter, the overall length and the connection sizes and positions, photograph the unit, and note the compressor it serves. That is normally enough to place it in the catalogue.

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