Large centrifugal impeller compressors are commonplace throughout the petrochemical sector, where they usually operate on a continuous duty basis. When a scheduled maintenance task at a refinery in ...

Delta Hybrid is a synergy of blower and compressor technology that offers totally new opportunities for the generation of positive and negative pressure of air and neutral gases, owing to the ...

One of the newer technologies involves twin screw compressors. This article will look at service-related aspects of such a unit. The screw compressor is a positive-displacement rotary mach-ine.

After reciprocating, sliding vane compressors, also referred to as rotary vane compressors, are one of the oldest types of compressors. The first known description of a sliding vane pump was in a book ...

22 September 2016 JEDDAH -- Siemens has manufactured the largest geared compressor rotor in the world, and testing conducted at its facility in Duisburg, Germany. The first-stage impeller has a ...

In the field of manufacturing and industry, having a reliable energy source to generate power and perform functions can make or break a business. Therefore, compressor air systems are a crucial part ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series. Part One of this article provided some background on screw compressors, then discussed the various components and capacity control ...

Stef Lievens, Business Line Manager for Industrial Air at Atlas Copco Compressors UK & Ireland, outlines the key steps to follow when specifying a compressor – measures that ensure it is optimised in ...