Compressors Flashcards
Name Two types of positive displacement compressors?
Rotary, Resiprocating
What opens and closes reciprocating compressor valves?
Pressure
what is the main purpose of an intercooler?
to compress hot gasses through stages to increase the density of the air and improve efficiency
two of the main types of reciprocating compressor unloaders are?
Inlet and bypass unloader
cooler air does what to the compressor?
Makes the compressor more efficient
Define clearance volume?
The space between the piston and the piston head, when the piston is at TDC
Define clearance pockets
increasing the clearance volume reduces compressor efficiancy
Before working on a compressor you must do this in proper order?
Isolate, purge, vent, lock-out
What are the two types of flow?
Laminar and Turbulent
What is the function of the receiver?
Dampen Pulsation
