All positive displacement compressors generate pressure by drawing vapor into a compression chamber, sealing the chamber, and then shrinking the volume of the chamber. There are four common types of positive displacement compressors: 1) Screw Compressors 2) Reciprocating (or Piston) Compressors 3) Rotary Vane Compressors; and 4) Scroll Compressors. Screw compressors utilize meshing rotors to force […]
A centrifugal compressor operates using the principles of dynamic displacement. Vapor is drawn into the center, or ‘eye’, of a rotating impeller. The vapor exits the impeller and passes through a diffuser, which reduces the vapor velocity. This process converts the kinetic energy of the vapor into pressure energy. The pressurized vapor is collected in a ‘volute’ where it […]
Ammonia Plays The Victim in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Mexico: Emergency crews respond to ammonia leak in Santa Fe – Emergency crews are responding to an ammonia leak at a factory in Santa Fe neighborhood of Leon, as of late Feb. 17. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Yucatan Plant – It was reported that the company […]
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