The document discusses the various types of air compressors. There are four main types: reciprocating or piston compressors, which compress air using a reciprocating piston; rotary screw compressors, which use intermeshing rotors to compress air; rotary sliding vane compressors, which use vanes on a rotor to compress air against a chamber wall; and centrifugal compressors, also called radial compressors, which use pumps, fans or blowers to create very high pressures. The compressed air produced can be used to power tools like pneumatic drills or spray painters.

1. The Various Types Of Air Compressors
By Matt
Stevens
Dated: 28/08/2012
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2. What are air compressors?
•Air compressors are mechanical devices
•They compress air in chambers
•Thecompressed air is transformed into kinetic
energy
•The kinetic energy is used to drive pneumatic
drills, spray painters etc.
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3. What are The Types?
There are 4 types of air compressors:
•Reciprocating or piston compressors
•Rotary sliding vane compressors
•Rotary screw compressors
•Centrifugal compressors
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4. Reciprocating or piston compressors
•These are the most common types
•The gas is compressed by driving the piston in
a reciprocal way
•The gas goes into a pressurized cylinder
•Later the gas is released through valves
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5. Rotary screw compressors
•They use two rotors – one male & one female
•The air enters the chamber and is trapped in
the chamber
•The male & female rotors compress the air
•The compressed air is pushed away and
makes way for fresh air
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6. Rotary sliding vane compressors
•Consists
of one rotor placed inside a water
jacketed cylinder
•8-12 blades are attached to the rotor
•The air is forced against the wall
•The airis thus compressed and afterwards
released
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7. Centrifugal compressors
•They are called as radial compressors
•They consist of pumps, fans & blowers
•They can create pressures of 8000-10000
psi
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