A compressor station for the dynamic drive of turbomachinery and power plant test benches is used as the central large-scale research equipment. It occupies a key position within the interdisciplinary experimental investigations and forms the heart of the test facility's technical infrastructure.

The large-scale equipment consists of several main compressors and a comprehensive system of air conditioning, cooling, and control systems. This is supplemented by the associated valve and piping systems, which enable precise adjustment and control of the test air quality in terms of pressure, temperature, and humidity.

This allows flexible provision of process air in both open and closed-loop operation.

The compressor station is designed so that experimental investigations with independent Reynolds number and Mach number control can be carried out in closed-loop mode, even with high load gradients and across wide operating ranges.

At the same time, the system ensures a high degree of control and repeatability, which is of central importance for precise and reproducible experimental investigations.

A vacuum station and a further smaller compressor station for experimental air and barrier air supply are available for charging and evacuating the loop system.