In one of my post “17 Important terms used in Air Compressor” several types of air compressor terms are described,in connection to this post,here i will show the different category of air compressor.

01) According to number of stages.
(a) Single stage
(b) Two stage
(c) Multi stage
02) According to moving parts.
(a) Reciprocating
(b) Rotary
(c) Centrifugal
03) According to duty.
(a) Low pressure
(b) Medium pressure
(c) High pressure
04) According to number of power cylinders.
(a) Single cylinder
(b) Double cylinder
(c) Multi cylinder
05) According to method of cooling.
(a) Air cooled
(b) Water cooled
06) According to number of cylinder.
(a) Simplex
(b) Duplex
(c) Triplex
07) According to nature of installation.
(a) Portable
(b) Semi-fixed
(c) Fixed
08) According to application.
(a) Rock drill compressor
(b) Pneumatic hand tool compressor
(c) Road building compressor
(d) Mine prospecting compressor
(e) Sand blasting compressor
(f) Spray painting compressor
09) According to power drives.
(a) Direct drive
(b) Belt drive
(c) Chain drive
10) According to principle of operations.
(a) Positive displacement compressor
(b) Dynamic compressor

Details of each category will be elaborate in every single post.
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