The humble air compressor is a staple of the modern workshop, underpinning everything from tire inflation to air tools, factory equipment, research gear and paint sprayers. But there's always a better ...

March 20, 2003 — Compressors are growing in popularity and application in industrial settings such as gas and steam turbines, motors, pipelines, pneumatic tools, combustion, and fluid circulation. The ...

Data center cooling systems follow the same thermodynamic principles that underpin the operation of household equipment ranging from small domestic fridge/freezers to industrial refrigeration ...

The new Polaris® P650 DF delivers dual-inlet performance in a compact, oil-free centrifugal compressor design. Two parallel air paths feed a single outlet for balanced airflow and optimized ...

The Magnitude ® magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers from Daikin Applied not only reduce maintenance requirements and offer increased efficiencies, according to one Dealer Design Awards judge, but ...

Water-cooled centrifugal chillers for comfort-cooling applications are generally designed for a set of standard conditions specified by the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) ...

Flow distribution at the compressor inlet flange is critical to both machine performance and accurately measuring the inlet conditions. A flow distribution that is radially uniform is preferred to ...

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 ...

The study of aerodynamic noise and acoustics of compressors has grown into an essential research area, spanning theoretical analyses, numerical simulations and experimental validations. Research in ...