Name:- prajapati Ravi Rohitbhai

En.no.:- 176400319079
Batch:- Me-413
 Topic: Air compressor
• What is air compressor?
- Air of pressure increasing used compressed it’s called
air compressor.

• What is compressor?
- It is a machine which takes in air at low pressure with the
with the help of some suitable arrangement.
 Air compressor function

_It’s a very simple function of air compressor. When the air is

compressed,it’s volume decreases whereas the pressure increases.
The most common way to achieve this is with the help of a
Reciprocating piston….. When the piston moves down inside the
the cylinder in the space above the piston a vaccum is created.

_ It’s convert mechanical energy to pressure energy.

 Classification of Air compressor
1. Types of compression process
(a) Reciprocating air compressor
(b) positive displacement rotary air compressor
2. Dynamic air compressor
(a) centrifugal air compressor
(b) Axial air compressor
3. According to stages of number
(1) single stage air compressor
(2) multi stage air compressor
4. According to discharge of pressure
(1) low pressure air compressor
(2) medium pressure air compressor
(3) high-pressure air compressor
(4) super high-pressure air compressor
5. According to discharge rate
(1) low capacity air compressor
(2) medium capacity air compressor
(3) high capacity air compressor
6. According to cooling method
(1) Air-cooled air compressor
(2) water cooled air compressor

7. According to driving unit joint

(1) direct drive air compressor
(2) belt drive air compressor
 Application of Air compressor
1. Industrial uses
(a) manufacture Of a acids and other chemical products I.e- soda .
(b) food processing.
(C) spraying of insecticides.
(D) construction of roads,dams,tunnels etc.
(E) for operating pneumatic tools in mines.
(F) for operating blast furnace.
 2. Commercial uses
(a) for spray painting.
(b) for driving compressed air motors.
(c) for operating Gates of list .
(D) for operating water pumps and elevators.
(e) for filling air in automobiles tyres.

3. General uses
(a) for glass blowing.
(b) for operating conveyers dispatch tubes used in post-office.