Monthly Archives: June 2011
Match the Supply & Demand in Your Compressed Air System
Compressed air is a very high cost component in the production of goods and services at a plant. As such, improving the efficiency of an existing system offers a large savings opportunity. To realize the potential, the system dynamics must … Continue reading
Air Compressor Equipment for Vapor Recovery
Compressor packages can be specifically designed to capture natural gas emissions with high levels of hydrogen sulfide from oilfield stock tanks. This type compression system is called a Vapor Recovery Unit (VRU). Oil Flooded Screw Compressors The oil flooded screw … Continue reading
What is an Air Booster & where is it Applied?
Air boosters take pre-compressed air from an existing plant air system or from a low-pressure compressor and increase it to the required higher pressure. An oil free air booster is a specially designed reciprocating compressor that accepts elevated inlet pressures, … Continue reading
Operating Characteristics of Reciprocating Air Compressors
A reciprocating compressor uses a moving piston in an enclosed cylinder. In a single-acting design, compression takes place on just one side of the piston and produces air on only one stroke per revolution. Double-acting compressors develop compression on both … Continue reading