Air Suspension and Compressor's

Air suspension is a type of vehicle suspension powered by a 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 increases its temperature.

Compressors are similar 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. Liquids are relatively incompressible, so the main action of a pump is to move the liquid elsewhere.

Applications for Gas Compressors

Gas compressors are used in various applications where either higher pressures or lower volumes of gas are needed:

in pressurised aircraft to provide a breathable atmosphere of higher than ambient pressure
in jet engines to provide the great mass of operating fluid and, at high altitudes, a high enough concentration of oxygen for combustion of the air and fuel mixture. The power to turn the compressor comes from the jet's own turbines.
in many various industrial, manufacturing and building processes to power all types of pneumatic tools.
in medicine and manufacturing to store purified or manufactured gases in a small volume
as a medium for transferring energy, such as to power pneumatic equipment
in refrigeration and air conditioner equipment to move heat from one place to another in refrigerant cycles: see heat pump.
in pipeline transport of domestic gas to move the gas from the production site to the consumer
in SCUBA diving, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and other life support devices to store breathing gas in a small volume such as in diving cylinders
in submarines to store gas for later use as buoyancy
in turbochargers and superchargers to increase the performance of internal combustion engines by concentrating oxygen
providing compressed air for filling pneumatic tires
in a Biogas powerplant to raise the gas pressure for the gas turbines
in rail and heavy road transport to provide compressed air for operation of rail vehicle brakes or road vehicle brakes and various other systems (doors, windscreen wipers, engine/gearbox control etc).

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