Working Principle Of Reciprocating Air Compressor

Now that you have understood what an air compressor is its type and application.
Working principle of reciprocating air compressor. Apart from the piston and the cylinder arrangement the reciprocating compressor also comprises of the crankshaft connecting rod and other small connecting elements. Reciprocating air compressor has also classified according to its stages. A reciprocating air compressor works much like the engine fitted in your car motorcycle or any other machinery. In reciprocating air compressor as the piston moves towards the bdc the air is sucked into the cylinder from the atmosphere and when it moves towards the tdc the compression of the air starts and keeps on going and pressure increases.
The principle of operation is same in each type. The crankshaft is connected to the electric motor directly by coupling or by belt and driven by the pulley arrangement. In reciprocating air compressor as the piston moves towards the bdc the air is sucked into the cylinder from the atmosphere and when it moves towards the tdc the compression of the air starts and keeps on going and pressure increases. Working principle of reciprocating air compressor.
They are the reciprocating compressor which has piston working only in one direction the other end of the piston is often free or open from which no work is performed there is only one side compression or the upper part of the piston is used to compress the air the bottom part is open to crankcase and is not utilized for the compression of air. So classification will help you better understand the working of the reciprocating air compressor. But according to stages the building of discharge pressure is different in each compressor.