The article points out that air compressor failure is rarely the result of chance. Most breakdowns happen due to preventable issues like missed maintenance, air leaks, overheating, or oil ...

Back in the early 2000s, some controversy emerged about the practice of spraying large amounts of fog directly into the compressor. Some claimed that this led to blade erosion, pitting, and scaling.

The compressor’s discharge temperature can tell the service technician what is going on inside a refrigeration or air conditioning system. The discharge is a reflection of the hottest part of a ...

Carbon capture and sequestration is very likely to be a key element of any future greenhouse gas legislation. Integrated gasification combined-cycle plants now under design have provisions to separate ...