What Does A Compressor Do

Air compressor, a device used to compress air, which converts mechanical energy into gas pressure energy, providing power for a variety of pneumatic tools, pneumatic valves, blowing instruments. This article describes in detail the role of compressed air, the role of the air compressor, as well as piston air compressor and screw air compressor working principle and characteristics, through this article, the user can have an in-depth understanding of what the air compressor is doing.

1. What does compresseds air do?

Compressed air W can work in many unfavorable environments, it is stable, has no special harmful substances, and is clean, easy to deliver, and there is no risk of fire. In industrial production, stable and reliable compressed air is the power source for driving various mechanical equipment. In the petrochemical field, compressed air is easily transported in pipelines to various places where it is needed, therefore air compressors play a very important role in various industries as devices for producing compressed air.

2. What does an air compressors do？

There are many types of air compressors, and the two most common types used in the industrial and lifestyle sectors are piston air compressors and screw air compressors. Below we expand on the role of air compressors through the working principles and characteristics of piston air compressors and screw air compressors.

3. Piston Air Compressor Role

Working principle of piston compressor

The working principle of piston compressor is to use the crank linkage mechanism to convert the rotary motion of the driving machine into the linear reciprocating motion of the piston, and with the automatic opening and closing functions of the inlet and exhaust valves for gas intake, compression and discharge. Through the continuous reciprocating motion of the piston, the gas is continuously compressed, causing the gas pressure to become large enough to open the exhaust valve and enter the gas storage tank.

Features of piston air compressor:

• Higher thermal efficiency, green environmental protection.
• Wide range of exhaust pressure, can reach high working pressure.
•  Simple structure, strong environmental adaptability
• Low initial investment and easy operation.

Application of Piston Air Compressors

Combining the characteristics of a piston air compressor, you can find it used in many different areas. Here are the applications of piston air compressors in different fields:

1. Manufacturing field: It can be used to provide power for mechanical equipment and pneumatic tools in the process of press molding, metal processing, spraying and so on.

2. Oil and gas field: In the process of oil and gas extraction, piston air compressor is used to compress natural gas, and the high-pressure gas can be smoothly transported in the pipeline.

3. Construction field: it can provide power for pneumatic tools, used to compress cement, cleaning and spraying, cleaning.

4. Medical field: Piston air compressor can produce high purity oxygen, which can be used to treat patients’ diseases.

5. Transportation field: piston air compressor can provide compressed air for braking system to ensure the safe operation of transportation.

4. Screw Air Compressors Role

How Screw Air Compressors Work

Screw compressor is a volumetric compressor with a special structure, which has a pair of intermeshing spiral rotors configured parallel to each other in the working chamber. At each end of the compressor body are opened two certain shape and size of the orifice, the upper end is the suction orifice, the lower end is the exhaust orifice The working cycle of a screw air compressor can be divided into three processes: suction, compression and exhaust. As the rotor rotates, the volume occupied by the gas becomes smaller, thus realizing the process of compression. When the end face of the rotor exhaust port connects with the exhaust port of the body, the compressed gas starts to be discharged into the storage tank, and this is when the exhaust process is realized.

Features of screw air compressors:

•  can compress humid gas
•  small volume, light weight, easy to move
• small vibration, low noise, stable and reliable during operation.
•  adopting frequency conversion speed control technology, energy saving and consumption reduction.
• fewer moving parts than piston air compressor, simple structure, low maintenance cost, long service life.

Application of screw air compressors

1. food processing field: screw air compressor can be used according to the air demand of food processing, real-time frequency conversion speed regulation, minimize energy loss.

2. automation manufacturing field: screw air compressor can provide stable power, reduce the failure rate of automated production line, improve the operating efficiency.

3. Automotive industry: screw air compressors can provide high-quality compressed air for all kinds of pneumatic tools to ensure that they can work efficiently and stably in the production of automobile manufacturing industry.

Through the introduction of the characteristics and working principle of the air compressor, I believe you have a further understanding of what the air compressor does. If you want to know more about air compressor of the VIBRANT company, welcome to contact us！