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A compressor system for creating essentially liquid-free fluid flows includes a screw compressor that has an inlet port for receiving a low pressure gas stream, a main lubrication injection port for receiving an injection branch of a filtered lubrication stream, an inlet bearing lubrication port for

A compressor system for creating essentially liquid-free fluid flows includes a screw compressor that has an inlet port for receiving a low pressure gas stream, a main lubrication injection port for receiving an injection branch of a filtered lubrication stream, an inlet bearing lubrication port for receiving an inlet branch of the filtered lubrication stream, a discharge bearing and seal lubrication port for receiving a discharge branch of the filtered lubrication stream, a prime mover for powering the rotary screw compressor and a discharge port for discharging a high pressure compressed gas mixture stream from the compressor. The system further includes a separator for receiving the compressed gas mixture stream from the compressor. The separator has at least a primary and a secondary coalescer devices connected in series, such that the primary coalescer device has a smaller surface area than the secondary coalescer device. Additionally, the first coalescer device causes very small liquid particles to become larger liquid particles by flowing the liquid particles through the primary coalescer at a rate which entrains the particles and then flows the entrained liquid particles through the secondary coalescer.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A compressor system for use with fluid flows to create essentially liquid-free flows, comprising,a rotary screw compressor having:(i) an inlet port for receiving a low pressure gas stream,(ii) a main lubrication injection port for receiving a first lubrication stream,(iii

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A compressor system for use with fluid flows to create essentially liquid-free flows, comprising,a rotary screw compressor having:(i) an inlet port for receiving a low pressure gas stream,(ii) a main lubrication injection port for receiving a first lubrication stream,(iii) an inlet bearing lubrication port for receiving a second lubrication stream,(iv) a discharge bearing and seal lubrication port for receiving a third lubrication stream,(v) a prime mover for powering the rotary screw compressor, and(vi) a discharge port for discharging a high pressure compressed gas mixture from the compressor;a separator for receiving the compressed gas mixture from the compressor, wherein the separator further consists of at least a primary coalescer means and a secondary coalescer means connected in series, wherein the primary coalescer means is smaller in surface area than the secondary coalescer means, and wherein the primary coalescer means causes very small liquid particles to become larger liquid particles when passed through the primary coalescer means at a rate which entrains the liquid particles, and then flowing the entrained liquid particles through the secondary coalescer means at a rate which forms a resulting gas; then separating the resulting gas from the entrained liquid particles, and discharging the separated gas as a high pressure gas stream and a high pressure lubrication stream;a first splitter for dividing the high pressure lubrication stream into a first flow and a second flow;a cooler for receiving the first flow of the high pressure lubrication stream and cooling the first flow into a cooled flow;a thermostatic device for receiving and mixing the cooled flow and the second flow creating a mixed flow; anda filter for filtering the mixed flow creating a filtered flow.