How do natural gas compressor stations work?

The following are the Compressor Stations' principal components:

Compressor Unit: This is the actual apparatus that compresses the gas, and it can function in one of the following ways:

Centrifugal compressors driven by turbines: This kind of compressor uses a turbine as its primary power source to drive a centrifugal compressor, which runs on natural gas.

Centrifugal compressors and electric motors: This type of compressor also uses centrifugal compressors to compress gas; the only distinction is that it depends on high voltage electric motors.

Reciprocating Compressor: In this type of compressor, natural gas is used as fuel to turn large piston engines that compress the gas through reciprocating pistons housed in cylindrical cases on the side of the unit.

Scrubbers and filters merely eliminate water and other contaminants from natural gas.

Gas Cooling Systems: Natural gas expands in temperature during compression; therefore, the gas is forced to pass through a cooling sector to lower its temperature and prevent damage to the pipeline that the gas is passing through.

Mufflers: These are essentially the compressor stations' noise controllers.

Natural gas compressor stations use compressors to increase the pressure of the incoming gas, facilitating its transport through pipelines. The compressors raise the gas pressure, compensating for losses during transportation and maintaining the flow.