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compressor is a
mechanical device that
increases the
pressure of a gas by
reducing its volume. An air
compressor is a
specific type of gas
compressor...
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compressor is a
machine that
takes ambient air from the
surroundings and
discharges it at a
higher pressure. It is an
application of a gas
compressor...
- An
axial compressor is a gas
compressor that can
continuously pressurize gases. It is a rotating, airfoil-based
compressor in
which the gas or working...
- A
scroll compressor (also
called spiral compressor,
scroll pump and
scroll vacuum pump) is a
device for
compressing air or refrigerant. It is used in...
- A
compressor stall is a
local disruption of the
airflow in the
compressor of a gas
turbine or turbocharger. A
stall that
results in the
complete disruption...
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Centrifugal compressors,
sometimes called impeller compressors or
radial compressors, are a sub-class of
dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery...
- Look up
compressor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
compressor is a
mechanical device that
increases the
pressure of a gas by
reducing its volume...
- devices, a
compressor in the
turbocharger pressurises the
intake air
before it
enters the
inlet manifold. In the case of a turbocharger, the
compressor is powered...
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Compressor surge is a form of
aerodynamic instability in
axial compressors or
centrifugal compressors. The term
describes violent air flow oscillating...
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inlet guide vanes, a
compressor, a
combustion chamber, and a
turbine (that
drives the
compressor). The
compressed air from the
compressor is
heated by burning...