Gas compressor

A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. Compression of a gas naturally produces heat.

Related Topics:
Pressure - Gas - Volume - Heat

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Compressors are loosely related to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid and both can transport the fluid through a pipe. As gases are compressible, the compressor also reduces the volume of a gas, whereas the main result of a pump raising the pressure of a liquid is to allow the liquid to be transported elsewhere.

Related Topics:
Pump - Fluid - Pipe - Liquid

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