On today’s market, you have a choice of two main types of industrial rotary compressor – vane and screw. Although both are designed to produce the same output, they differ considerably in terms of energy efficiency. Here, we give you the low down. .
How they work – A rotary-vane compressorcomprises a rotor, with slots along its sides which house individual sliding vanes. This assembly is offset within a cylinder, or ‘stator’, and rotates on white-metal bushes. As the rotor turns on its axis, the vanes. .
Vane compressors typically run at lower speeds than relatively leaky screw machines. For example, Mattei’s fixed-speed Maximaoperates at 1,000rpm, versus the average screw compressor’s 3,000rpm or higher. Rotary-vane machines also have. .
How they work– A screw compressor has two parallel rotors which intersect along their sides. Replaceable roller bearings fitted into a stator maintain the rotors’ minimum clearance. During rotation, the intermeshing rotors compress the air. Their efficiency–.
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