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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Siemens has manufactured and tested the largest geared compressor rotor in the world at its facility in Duisburg, Germany, meant for the Jazan integrated gasification combined cycle power plant (IGCC) ...

• Rotary compressor efficiency is closely linked to air-gap width. • DB L-908 coating fills the gap and permanently compresses to permit free rotor movement. • The coating gives OEMs 5% efficiency ...

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 ...