República Bolivariana de Venezuela

Ministerio de Educación Superior

Universidad Nacional Experimental Marítima del Caribe
Escuela Náutica de Venezuela
Ingeniería Marítima
Semestre V
Ingles V
 Air COMPRESSOR
Out Line
INTRODUCTION Juan Serrano
CONCEPT
CAPACITY OF COMPRESSOR
HOW DOES IT WORK?
CONSTRUCTION Leonardo Araujo
WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
CLASSIFICATIONS David Romero
IMPORTANCE
CONCLUSIONS

AIR COMPRESSOR - What is it used for? Leonardo Araujo

INTRODUCTION
 You'll find air compressors used in a wide range of situations—from corner gas
stations to major manufacturing plants. And, more and more, air compressors
are finding their way into home workshops, basements and garages. Models
sized to handle every job, from inflating pool toys to powering tools such as nail
guns, sanders, drills, impact wrenches, staplers and spray guns are now available
through local home centers, tool dealers and mail-order catalogs.

 An air compressor is a very useful machine and is not only used extensively in
industry on land but on all types of ships as well. On a ship an air compressor is
used to compress air and store it in tanks for various uses. These use these could
range from simple processes such as cleaning and drying of filters to tasks such
as starting the auxiliary engines and the main engines of the ship.

 The officers who will work in the engine department will have to work with air
compressors aboard a ship, so it is important for a marine engineer to know the
concept, the functions and how does it work, so he o she will be prepared for any
situation

AIR COMPRESSOR - INTRODUCTION Juan Serrano

CONCEPT
 An air compressor is a device that converts power (using
an electric motor, diesel or gasoline engine, etc.) into
potential energy stored in pressurized air (i.e.,
compressed air). By one of several methods, an air
compressor forces more and more air into a storage tank,
increasing the pressure. When tank pressure reaches its
upper limit the air compressor shuts off. The compressed
air, then, is held in the tank until called into use. The
energy contained in the compressed air can be used for a
variety of applications, utilizing the kinetic energy of the
air as it is released and the tank depressurizes. When tank
pressure reaches its lower limit, the air compressor turns
on again and re-pressurizes the tank.

 It is driven by external source like as prime mover.

 The compressor used for supplying large amount of air to

machine.

AIR COMPRESSOR - CONCEPT Juan Serrano

CONCEPT
 Capacity of compressor

It is the quantity of free air actually delivered by

compressor in m3 per minute

AIR COMPRESSOR - CONCEPT Juan Serrano

HOW DOES IT WORK?
An air compressor reduce the volume of gas so as to
raise its pressure and the compressed gas is stored in a
solid container or tank usually having a pressure gauge and
the safety mechanism.

AIR COMPRESSOR - CONCEPT Juan Serrano

HOW DOES IT WORK?

An air compressor reduce the volume of gas so as to raise

its pressure and the compressed gas is stored in a solid
container or tank usually having a pressure gauge and the safety
mechanism. Just notice that I have used the word gas which is
obvious since the solids and liquids are incompressible.

It consists of the familiar piston and cylinder arrangement,

having inlet and outlet valves for the entry of normal air and
the exit ofcompressed air respectively. The other component is
present in the bigger engines such as the connecting rod and
the crankshaft are also their in the reciprocating compressor.
This arrangement is depicted clearly in the diagram shown
alongside and you can see the various parts. The more the
power required from the compressor, the greater the number of
cylinders in it.
AIR COMPRESSOR - CONCEPT Juan Serrano
Construction
It consists of:

- Cylinder and piston assembly

- Assembly of crank shaft and connecting rod

- Inlet and delivery valve etc.

- Most compressors also have a tank which is there to store compressed air

AIR COMPRESSOR - What is it used for? Leonardo Araujo

What is it used for?
On merchant ships compressed air is used for a variety
of uses some of which have been mentioned below:

 For automation and control of main engines,

auxiliary engines, etc.

An engine, is a machine designed to convert one form

of energy into mechanical energy.
The engine room of a motor vessel typically contains
several engines for different purposes.
Main engines are used to turn the ship's propeller and
move the ship through the water. They typically
burn diesel oil or heavy fuel oil, and may be able to
switch between the two.

 For starting of the main engines, auxiliary

engines, emergency generators, emergency fire
pumps, etc.

AIR COMPRESSOR - What is it used for? Leonardo Araujo

What is it used for?
 For heaving the life boat up by the use of an air
motor.

An Air Motor, is a type of motor which

does mechanical work by
expanding compressed air.

 For pressurizing the hydrophores tanks for

domestic fresh water and sanitary water used
in accommodation.

Hydrophores Tanks maintain a stable water

pressure in all the distribution systems avoiding
frequent burst of speed of systems pumps.
Are essential in maritime and offshore facilities
for the potable or technical water supply or fire
protection system

AIR COMPRESSOR - What is it used for? Leonardo Araujo

What is it used for?
 For use in the sewage plant for conducting aerobic
sewage breakdowns.

Sewage is generally the waste produced from toilets,

urinals and WC scuppers. The rules say that the sewage
can be discharged into the sea water only after it is
treated. The basic principle of the working of a
biological treatment plant is decomposition of the raw
sewage. This process is done by aerating the sewage
chamber with fresh air

 For use in fog horns and ships whistles.

A foghorn is a fog signal that uses sound

to warn vehicles of navigational hazards,
or boats of the presence of other vessels,
in foggy conditions.

AIR COMPRESSOR - What is it used for? Leonardo Araujo

What is it used for?
 For use in painting operations.
Air Paint Sprayers

 For use in pneumatic tools (type

of power tool, driven by compressed air,
supplied by an air compressor)

like pneumatic grinder, pneumatic chisels,

pneumatic drills, pneumatic spanners, etc.

AIR COMPRESSOR - What is it used for? Leonardo Araujo

What is it used for?
 For general cleaning.

 For soot blowing of the boilers.

Is a mass of impure carbon particles

resulting from the incomplete combustion
of hydrocarbons.

 Used in pneumatic pumps for oil

transfer.

 And used as general service air

AIR COMPRESSOR - What is it used for? Leonardo Araujo

CLASSIFICATION OF AIR
COMPRESSORS
 classified according to pressure
(low, medium, or high),

1. Low-pressure air compressors

(LPACs),
2. Medium-pressure
compressors,

 High-pressure air compressors

(HPACs),

AIR COMPRESSOR - Classification David Romero

IMPORTANCE
Importance
Air Compressor is a
complex, ever working
and vital equipment for
many applications
around many
commercial industries
and for home usage
too.

AIR COMPRESSOR - Importance David Romero

Conclusions
conlusions
To konwof the various types of compressors
that currently use ships, is absolutely
necessary for the performance of a marine
engineer in a machine room

The air compressors are used in 4 main

applications:

-To supply a high-pressure clean air to fill gas

cylinders
-To supply a moderate-pressure clean air to
supply air to a submerged surface supplied diver
-To supply a large amount of moderate-pressure
air to power pneumatic tools
-For filling tires

AIR COMPRESSOR - Conclusions David Romero

Conclusions
conlusions
To konwof the various types of compressors
that currently use ships, is absolutely
necessary for the performance of a marine
engineer in a machine room

The air compressors are used in 4 main

applications:

-To supply a high-pressure clean air to fill gas

cylinders
-To supply a moderate-pressure clean air to
supply air to a submerged surface supplied diver
-To supply a large amount of moderate-pressure
air to power pneumatic tools
-For filling tires

AIR COMPRESSOR - Conclusions David Romero

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