A large percentage of compressor failures in low-temperature vapor-compression refrigeration system applications originate from overheating. Typical compressor capacity rating data is based on an ...

After reciprocating, sliding vane compressors, also referred to as rotary vane compressors, are one of the oldest types of compressors. The first known description of a sliding vane pump was in a book ...

This is the final of three articles that describe BP’s experience with reciprocating compressor damage from liquids intrusion at two facilities, in Oklahoma and Alaska. Part 1 of the series (OGJ, May ...

Often called the “heart” of the system, the compressor plays a crucial role in the operation and performance of an air conditioning or refrigeration system. That’s because without a compressor, there ...