Reciprocating Compressor or Piston
Compressor
Champion Advantage Series
A piston is a simple type of air compressor. A shaft driven by
an electric motor is rotated to raise and lower a piston inside a
chamber. On every down stroke of the piston, air is brought into
the chamber through an intake valve. On the upstroke of the piston,
which compresses the air, another valve is opened to crunch the air
molecules closer together. During the upstroke of the piston, the
intake valve is closed. This compressed air is fed into a reservoir
tank for storage. The storage tank is used so the air can be
transported through pipes to machines.
Rotary Screw Compressor
Champion RotorChamp Series
Even simpler than the piston--and much more efficient--is the
screw compressor. The screw compressor is also driven by electric
motors. The main difference from the piston type is that the screw
compressor uses two large intermeshing screws to squeeze the air
inside a large chamber. In order to keep the screws from being
damaged, oil must be injected to keep the entire system lubricated.
The oil is mixed with the air upon entrance into the compression
chamber and is passed between to two rotating screws. After exiting
the chamber, the air and oil pass through a large oil separator
where the air passes readily through a small orifice filter. The
oil is cooled and reused while the air goes on to the reservoir
tanks to be utilized in work.
Breathing Air Compressor
Max-Air Series
Max-Air provides quality high pressure breathing air compressors
many industries that depend on breathing air equipment. All of
these units will produce air quality of CGA Grade E breathing air
suitable for SCUBA, Industrial, and Fire Service. Pure air for your
SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus), SCUBA, PBAC (Portable
Breathing Air Compressors) or Cascade System meets NFPA
recommendations.