The fundamentals of compressed air are basic and easy to understand. The very definition of this air power is that it is “the use of compressed air, either naturally or artificially, for the ...

The simple system in Figure 1 shows the application of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The compressor (A) adds energy to the refrigerant, and it becomes hot, just the way a hand operated tire pump ...

An air tank will fill up via the air compressor and give you a pressurized volume of air that you do not have to wait for the air compressor to pump out. For some duties (not small ones like engaging ...

Years ago, it was common for shops to have a central power source that drove all the tools through a system of belts, wheels and driveshafts. The power was routed around the work space by mechanical ...