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Compressor
Compressor is the mechanical equipment which is used to
increase the pressure of the air by reducing its volume. They
are somehow similar to the pumps both increase the
pressure and both transport the fluid through their pipes.
Compressor types on the basis of its
displacement
Positive Displacement
The compressors which compresses the air by the displacement of a
mechanical linkage reducing the volume.
Reciprocating Compressor
These compressors use the piston driven by the crankshaft. They can be
either stationary or portable. It can be single staged or multistage and can
be driven by the electric motors or internal combustion engines as well.
They are made for intermittent duty.
Reciprocating Types
Single Acting Comp:
Compressor which compresses the air in one direction only having single
piston.
Double Acting Compressor:
It also has just one cylinder but is pipe up such way that its capable of taking
in discharging fluids from both ends and hence increases the efficiency
Multistage Compressors:
Multistage compressor is simply the compression of the fluid in two or more
cylinders instead of one cylinder.
Labeled Diagram
Pressure as per Stages of Compressor
Single Stage Compressor : Low delivery pressure(< or = 10 bar)
Multistage Compressor : Low delivery pressure(> or = 10 bar)
Pressure as per final delivery of gas
Low pressure compressors(final pressure <10 bar)
Medium pressure compressors(final pressure b/w 10 bar to 80 bar)
High pressure compressors(final pressure b/w 80 bar to 1000 bar)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Reciprocating
Compressors
Advantage:
• Suitable for high pressure ratios
• Easy maintenance
• Easy to operate
• Relatively cheap
Disadvantage:
• Multiple Machines are required
• Maintenance prone
• Sounds too much
• High outlet temperature of compressed air
Cooling Methods
Heat dissipation is happened with the help of fins over the
cylinder. Air blows across the fins and hence decreasing the
effect of heat during pistons movement is created .
Efficiency
• Reciprocating compressor with double or more acting
piston is very efficient
• These compressors are more efficient when not running at
full load while running on full load screw compressors are
more suitable.
Rotary Compressors
These compressors does not have any reciprocating motion in fact it has
rotating motion with screws, scrolls, and vanes rotating along side a shaft
(1):Screw compressors
A type of gas compressor that uses a rotary type positive displacement.
They are used in place of piston comp where large volume of air
compression is needed and without intermittence. It has a pair of helical
rotors where it traps air, as the rotor rotates in the cylinder. The male
rotor and female rotor are being built inside the cylinder for compression.
They are generally used in large industrial areas.
Applications
• They are used for larger industrial units
• Where continuous supply is required
• They are commonly seen at construction sites and with road repair crew
throughout the world
Screw Compressors
(2):Scroll/Spiral Compressors
A scroll compressor has one fixed scroll which remains stationary all the
time with another orbiting scroll which rotates through the use of swing
link. When this happens, the pockets of the air are pushed slowly to the
center of scrolls due to the movement of the rotating scroll causing the
reduction of the volume and hence increase in the pressure.
Working Principle
Vane Compressor
Rotary vane compressor consists of a rotor with a number of blades inserted in
radial slots in the rotor. As the rotor turns, blades slide in and out of the slots
keeping contact with the outer wall of the housing. Thus, a series of increasing and
decreasing volumes is created by the rotating blades. They can be either stationary
or portable , can be single staged or multistage driven by electric motors or I.C
engines.
Pressure
Dry vane machines are used at relatively low pressures(e.g., 2bar or 29 psi) for
bulk material movement while oil injected machines have the necessary
volumetric efficiency to achieve pressures up to about 13 bar or 190 psi in a single
stage. A vane compressor is comparatively quieter in operation than piston
compressor.
They can have mechanical efficiency of about 90%
Vane Compressors
Roto Dynamic Compressors
Compression is carried out by a rotating element which is imparting
velocity to the flowing air or gas and hence developed desired
pressure, and compression is achieved by the dynamic action of rotor.
Two major types of dynamic compressors
– Centrifugal Compressors
– Axial compressors
Centrifugal Compressors
They use a rotating disk or impeller in a shaped housing to force the gas
to the rim of the impeller, increasing the velocity. A diffuser or divergent
duct converts the velocity energy to pressure energy.
Application:
Used in stationary service in industries such as oil refineries, chemical and
natural gas processing plants, small gas turbine engines also can be used
in I.C engines as supercharger and turbocharger
Pressure:
Their application can be from 100 horsepower(75 kw) to thousands of
horsepower with multiple staging, they can achieve high output pressures
greater than 10,000 psi
Axial Flow Compressors
Axial flow compressors are dynamic compression that use arrays of fan
like airfoils to progressively compress a fluid. They are used where high
flow rates or a compact designs are required.
The arrays of airfoils are set in rows, usually as pairs: one rotating and one
stationary. These rotating airfoils are known as blades transport and
compress the fluid
These compressors can have high efficiency of up to 90%
Axial flow compressors(Turbine)
Process flow of compressor

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Compressor and Types

  • 1. Compressor Compressor is the mechanical equipment which is used to increase the pressure of the air by reducing its volume. They are somehow similar to the pumps both increase the pressure and both transport the fluid through their pipes.
  • 2. Compressor types on the basis of its displacement
  • 3. Positive Displacement The compressors which compresses the air by the displacement of a mechanical linkage reducing the volume.
  • 4. Reciprocating Compressor These compressors use the piston driven by the crankshaft. They can be either stationary or portable. It can be single staged or multistage and can be driven by the electric motors or internal combustion engines as well. They are made for intermittent duty.
  • 5. Reciprocating Types Single Acting Comp: Compressor which compresses the air in one direction only having single piston.
  • 6. Double Acting Compressor: It also has just one cylinder but is pipe up such way that its capable of taking in discharging fluids from both ends and hence increases the efficiency
  • 7. Multistage Compressors: Multistage compressor is simply the compression of the fluid in two or more cylinders instead of one cylinder.
  • 9. Pressure as per Stages of Compressor Single Stage Compressor : Low delivery pressure(< or = 10 bar) Multistage Compressor : Low delivery pressure(> or = 10 bar) Pressure as per final delivery of gas Low pressure compressors(final pressure <10 bar) Medium pressure compressors(final pressure b/w 10 bar to 80 bar) High pressure compressors(final pressure b/w 80 bar to 1000 bar)
  • 10. Advantages and Disadvantages of Reciprocating Compressors Advantage: • Suitable for high pressure ratios • Easy maintenance • Easy to operate • Relatively cheap Disadvantage: • Multiple Machines are required • Maintenance prone • Sounds too much • High outlet temperature of compressed air
  • 11. Cooling Methods Heat dissipation is happened with the help of fins over the cylinder. Air blows across the fins and hence decreasing the effect of heat during pistons movement is created . Efficiency • Reciprocating compressor with double or more acting piston is very efficient • These compressors are more efficient when not running at full load while running on full load screw compressors are more suitable.
  • 12. Rotary Compressors These compressors does not have any reciprocating motion in fact it has rotating motion with screws, scrolls, and vanes rotating along side a shaft (1):Screw compressors A type of gas compressor that uses a rotary type positive displacement. They are used in place of piston comp where large volume of air compression is needed and without intermittence. It has a pair of helical rotors where it traps air, as the rotor rotates in the cylinder. The male rotor and female rotor are being built inside the cylinder for compression. They are generally used in large industrial areas. Applications • They are used for larger industrial units • Where continuous supply is required • They are commonly seen at construction sites and with road repair crew throughout the world
  • 14. (2):Scroll/Spiral Compressors A scroll compressor has one fixed scroll which remains stationary all the time with another orbiting scroll which rotates through the use of swing link. When this happens, the pockets of the air are pushed slowly to the center of scrolls due to the movement of the rotating scroll causing the reduction of the volume and hence increase in the pressure.
  • 16. Vane Compressor Rotary vane compressor consists of a rotor with a number of blades inserted in radial slots in the rotor. As the rotor turns, blades slide in and out of the slots keeping contact with the outer wall of the housing. Thus, a series of increasing and decreasing volumes is created by the rotating blades. They can be either stationary or portable , can be single staged or multistage driven by electric motors or I.C engines. Pressure Dry vane machines are used at relatively low pressures(e.g., 2bar or 29 psi) for bulk material movement while oil injected machines have the necessary volumetric efficiency to achieve pressures up to about 13 bar or 190 psi in a single stage. A vane compressor is comparatively quieter in operation than piston compressor. They can have mechanical efficiency of about 90%
  • 18. Roto Dynamic Compressors Compression is carried out by a rotating element which is imparting velocity to the flowing air or gas and hence developed desired pressure, and compression is achieved by the dynamic action of rotor. Two major types of dynamic compressors – Centrifugal Compressors – Axial compressors
  • 19. Centrifugal Compressors They use a rotating disk or impeller in a shaped housing to force the gas to the rim of the impeller, increasing the velocity. A diffuser or divergent duct converts the velocity energy to pressure energy. Application: Used in stationary service in industries such as oil refineries, chemical and natural gas processing plants, small gas turbine engines also can be used in I.C engines as supercharger and turbocharger Pressure: Their application can be from 100 horsepower(75 kw) to thousands of horsepower with multiple staging, they can achieve high output pressures greater than 10,000 psi
  • 20.
  • 21. Axial Flow Compressors Axial flow compressors are dynamic compression that use arrays of fan like airfoils to progressively compress a fluid. They are used where high flow rates or a compact designs are required. The arrays of airfoils are set in rows, usually as pairs: one rotating and one stationary. These rotating airfoils are known as blades transport and compress the fluid These compressors can have high efficiency of up to 90%
  • 23. Process flow of compressor

Editor's Notes

  1. Complicated but I need to get this!!