Why compressor fail pdf

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Common Compressor Types 

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• Reciprocating compressors with hermetic/semihermetic or open type designs 

• Rotary compressors 

• Scroll compressors 

• Screw compressors 

• Centrifugal compressors

What is needed to understand

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• The compressor is the heart of the system

• Anything in the system that goes wrong will eventually reflect on the compressor performance.

• 95% of compressor failures are not attributed initially to the compressor itself. 

• If a compressor fails and you just replace it you could have another failure.

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