Compressor Handbook packs all the answers on design procedures, practical application, and maintenance of compressors—straight from top experts on these widely used machines.

Compressor Handbook including:

• Understand the structure and operation of compressors of all types
• Design or select compressors for any use, from power-cleaning to chemical processes
• Follow step-by-step design procedures for fewer errors and optimized results
• Specify leading-edge materials, components, and lubricants
• Operate and maintain all types of compressors at peak efficiency
• Answer questions on and provide designs for ancillary and auxiliary equipment
• Invent new applications for compressor technology
• Easily find tabular data on gas properties, efficiency curves, compression ratios, and horsepower, plus definitions of nomenclature

Contents

1. Compressor Theory
2. Compressor Performance-- Positive Displacement
3. Compressor Performance-- Dynamic
4. Centrifugal Compressors-- Construction and Testing
5. Compressor Analysis
6. Compressor and Piping System Simulation
7. Very High Pressure Compressors
8. CNG Compressors
9. Liquid Transfer/ Vapor Recovery
10. Compressed Natural Gas for Vehicle Fueling
11. Gas Boosters
12. Scroll Compressors
13. Straight Lobe Compressors
14. The Oil-Flooded Rotary Screw Compressor
15. Diaphragm Compressors
16. Rotary Compressor Seals
17. Reciprocating Compressor Sealing
18. Compressor Lubrication
19. Principles of Bearing Design
20. Compressor Valves
21. Compressor Control Systems
22. Compressor Foundations
23. Packaging Compressors

Index

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