A basic schematic of a compressor is shown below:
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A compressor is a piece of equipment used to increase the pressure of a gas stream.
It may consist of a fan causing shaft work upon the gas, a form of pump, or simply
a reduction in the diameter of a pipe. All of these serve to increase the pressure on
gas stream. Note: liquids are for the most part incompressible, and as such compressors
not used on liquid streams.
A basic schematic of a compressor is shown below:
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