Low-speed units are typically integral in design as shown in Figure 10-4. “Integral” means that the power cylinders that turn the crank shaft are in…
Category: Compressors
A compressor may have any number of stages. Each stage normally contains a suction scrubber to separate any liquids that carry over or condense in…
A reciprocating compressor is a positive-displacement machine in which the compressing and displacing element is a piston moving linearly within a cylinder. Figure 10-1 shows…
Compressors are used whenever it is necessary to flow gas from a lower pressure to a higher pressure system. Flash gas from low-pressure vessels used…