The problem: A piston-type reciprocating compressor has had valve damage, or the valves just are not sealing for some reason. This low-temperature refrigeration system has a thermostatic expansion ...

Diagnosing a faulty compressor valve is something HVAC technicians have to deal with on a semi-regular basis, and while a bad valve is often not the main reason a compressor fails, it is an integral ...

Installing a recycle valve in parallel with the antisurge valve of a turbine-driven multistage (low pressure/high pressure) centrifugal compressor, in combination with control system modifications, ...

If you're driving around in an STI, Evo or SR20-swapped 240, or perhaps you've thought about turbocharging your Civic or Z, you're going to want to invest in a good blowoff valve. The underlying ...

Few things in the world of cars suck as much as turbo lag. We want power, and we want it now! Volvo agrees, so with the new diesel 2017 S90 sedan, they're using an air compressor, a bottle and a valve ...

Automobiles and commercial vehicles originally sported naturally aspirated engines. Back in the 1920s, the Mercedes 6/25 PS and Mercedes 10/40 PS introduced the world of road-going cars to Roots-type ...

The compressor control logic described thus far can operate both compressors in parallel with necessary control of suction and discharge pressure and flow for both LP and HP stages when it operates at ...