- An
air compressor is a
machine that
takes ambient air from the
surroundings and
discharges it at a
higher pressure. It is an
application of a gas compressor...
- A
diving air compressor is a
breathing air compressor that can
provide breathing air directly to a surface-supplied diver, or fill
diving cylinders with...
-
compressor is a
mechanical device that
increases the
pressure of a gas by
reducing its volume. An
air compressor is a
specific type of gas
compressor...
- An
axial compressor is a gas
compressor that can
continuously pressurize gases. It is a rotating, airfoil-based
compressor in
which the gas or working...
-
scroll compressor (also
called spiral compressor,
scroll pump and
scroll vacuum pump) is a
device for
compressing air or refrigerant. It is used in
air conditioning...
- rotary-****
compressor is a type of gas
compressor, such as an
air compressor, that uses a rotary-type positive-displacement mechanism.
These compressors are...
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breathing pressurized air due to
proportionally higher partial pressure.
Air compressors, filters, and
supply systems intended for
breathing air are not generally...
- "The Blue
Air Compressor" is a
short story by
Stephen King,
first published in
January 1971 in Onan.
Gerald Nately is a
young writer who
writes a short...
- Compressed-
air cars use a
thermodynamic process.
Air cools when
expanding and
heats when compressed.
Thermal energy losses in the
compressor and tankage...
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Centrifugal compressor Diving air compressor Vapor-compression
refrigeration Bloch, H.P. & Hoefner, J.J. (1996).
Reciprocating Compressors,
Operation and...