NuPresto B60 Booster
A single low-speed hydraulic booster packaged in a 10 ft high-cube Connex with the air cooler mounted outside. The B60 runs at about 14 cycles per minute, which is why its seals and valves last, and it pulls a donor trailer down and fills the receiving side without a fixed minimum suction. Also offered in a 20 ft Connex with the cooler on a side wall.
Overview
The NuPresto B60 is the smallest package in the NuPresto booster line. It draws CNG from a trailer, boosts it to fill pressure and delivers it to a vehicle, a second trailer or site storage. The booster platform has roughly 2,000 units installed worldwide and has been in service since 1996. Low operating speed drives long seal and valve life and a basic maintenance interval of about 4,000 hours for check valves, oil filter and seals.
The standard package is a 10 ft high-cube Connex with the glycol cooler mounted externally and gas connections on either side, so trailers connect from grade without opening doors. A 20 ft Connex with the cooler on a side wall adds room for cascade storage, metering and fueling controls.
Key specifications
| Compressor | NuBlu B60 low-speed hydraulic booster, about 14 cycles per minute |
|---|---|
| Main motor | 60 HP, 460 V, 60 Hz, 3-phase |
| Total electrical load | About 70 HP (60 HP booster, 5 HP glycol pump, 5 HP cooler fan) |
| Flow rate | 750 SCFM at 2,180 psig suction; flow follows suction pressure |
| Discharge pressure | Up to 4,200 psig |
| MAWP | 4,771 psig (330 bar) |
| Cooling | Air-cooled gas cooler with on-skid propylene glycol (PG) loop, cooler mounted outside the Connex |
| Cold climate | Hydraulic sump electric pre-heater warms the oil to about 60 °F before start |
| Connections | 1 in. CNG couplings on each trailer connection, reversible donor and receiving sides; ORFS tube connections optional |
| Enclosure | 10 ft high-cube Connex standard; 20 ft Connex with side-wall cooler optional |
| Weight | About 10,300 lb (10 ft package) |
| Cascade storage | Optional |
| Controls | Optional PLC and HMI fueling controls, or integration with the customer's control system |
| Safety | Pilot relief valves sized to the MAWP, PSVs at each stage, emergency shutdown |
Final flow, pressure and power are tuned to your gas analysis, suction conditions and site requirements. Contact engineering for a sized proposal.
NuPresto booster line at a glance
| Package | Booster | Motor | Average flow | Enclosure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B60 | 1 x B60 | 60 HP | 750 SCFM at 2,180 psig suction | 10 ft Connex, cooler outside (20 ft optional) |
| B120 | 1 x B120, 2-stage | 125 HP | About 690 SCFM (4.7 DGE per minute) | 10 ft Connex, cooler outside (20 ft optional) |
| 2B120 | 2 x B120 in parallel | 2 x 125 HP | About 1,380 SCFM (9.4 DGE per minute) | 20 ft Connex, cooler shipped loose for top or side mount |
Why NuPresto B60 Booster
Low speed, long life
About 14 cycles per minute. Seal life of 8,000 to 10,000 hours is typical for the platform, with basic service at about 4,000 hours.
Hydraulic compression
A hydraulic cylinder pushes the gas instead of a crankshaft. Variable suction tolerance, unlimited start and stop cycles, no bearings or rod packings in the gas path and a smooth, low-pulsation discharge.
Pass-through equalization
Gas moves trailer to vehicle on differential pressure first and the booster finishes the fill. Less run time, less power, faster turns.
Connex packaging
Factory built inside a weather-tight Connex with the air cooler outside, so the package ships as one lift, connects to gas, power and ground, and runs.
Built and tested in Texas
Assembled, wired and FAT-tested at our Center, TX facility before it ships. Issues get caught in the shop, not on your site.
Typical applications
- Fleet fueling yards and private terminals
- Mobile and temporary CNG fueling stations
- Trailer and virtual pipeline unloading at daughter sites
- CNG trailer testing and trailer-to-trailer transfer
- Bridge capacity during station construction or upgrades
- Remote and satellite fueling
What's included
- Hydraulic power unit, gas cylinders and process piping on one skid
- Air-cooled gas cooler with on-skid propylene glycol (PG) loop
- Hydraulic sump pre-heater for cold starts
- Pilot relief valves sized to the MAWP, PSVs at each stage, emergency shutdown
- Trailer load and unload manifold with 1 in. quick couplings
- FAT package, operating manual and recommended spares list
- Optional: cascade storage, Coriolis metering, PLC and HMI fueling controls
Engineering and aftermarket support
Service, maintenance plans and spare parts support come from the team that designed and built the package. Critical spares, including complete cylinders, are stocked at our Texas facility.
Field service, troubleshooting and remote support are handled by the same team that designed and built the unit.