Reciprocating Air Compressor Line Diagram

Reciprocating air compressor is a positive displacement air compressor in which air is sucked in a chamber and compressed with the help of a reciprocating piston.

Reciprocating air compressor line diagram.

To understand the operation of an air compressor let us assume the cycle and indicator diagram for a simple single stage reciprocating air compressor as shown below. Reciprocating air compressor has also classified according to its stages. A reciprocating compressor or piston compressor is a positive displacement compressor that uses pistons driven by a crankshaft to deliver gases at high pressure. The principle of operation is same in each type.

It is called as positive displacement compressor because air is first sucked in a chamber and then compression is achieved by decreasing area of the chamber. But according to stages the building of discharge pressure is different in each compressor. A reciprocating compressor is a positive displacement machine that uses a piston to compress a gas and deliver it at high pressure. The intake gas enters the suction manifold then flows into the compression cylinder where it gets compressed by a piston driven in a reciprocating motion via a crankshaft and is then discharged.

Various compressors are found in almost every industrial facility.