Double Acting Compressor – Working Principle, Components, and Applications
The compressors are most widely used in different industries for various applications. There are many types of compressors and a double-acting compressor is one of them. According to the working of the piston, the reciprocating compressors divide into two main types: Single-acting compressor Double-acting compressor In a single-acting air compressor , only one side of the piston works. But the double-acting compressor working principle is a little bit different than a single-acting compressor. In the previous article, we deeply discussed single-acting compressors but in this article, we will mainly discuss double-acting compressors. What is a Double Acting Compress? A double-acting compressor is a very famous type of positive displacement compressor from the category of the reciprocating air compressor. A reciprocating air compressor that uses both sides of the piston to suck and compress the air is called a double-acting compressor. In simple words, the piston of a double-ac...