Reciprocating Compressor Market is segmented by Type as Vertical, Horizontal, and Others. A
positive-displacement compressor that usually employs pistons that are driven
by a crankshaft to transfer gases at high pressure is called a reciprocating
compressor. It is also popularly known as a piston compressor as it deploys
piston-cylinder arrangement to compress the air. When situations occur in which
something moves back and forth, it is deemed as moving in reciprocating motion.
Two sets of valves are located in it that takes care of air intake and exhaust.
What actually happens is that the intake gas initially goes
into the suction manifold, and then it gushes into the compression cylinder
where it gets condensed by a piston forced in a reciprocating motion through a
crankshaft, and it is finally discharged. There are a wide range of
applications attached with these reciprocating compressors. They may include
oil refineries, gas pipelines, chemical plants, natural gas processing plants
and refrigeration plants.
The most wide applied application is the blowing of plastic
bottles prepared from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). On the basis type, the
reciprocating compressor market can also be categorized as high speed and low
speed. The high-speed category is also labeled as “separable,” and the
low-speed category is known as “integral.”
High speed category is called “separable” because this class
of reciprocating compressors is segregated from its driver. For driving a
separable compressor, an engine or an electric motor is usually employed and as
far as the operating speed is concerned, it is normally between 900 and 1,800
rpm.
The separable units possess the qualities of skid mounting
and self-containing. They are extensively employed in the production as they
are easy to set up. Moreover, the initial costs are very small and they can be
easily moved to various sites. The most striking aspect attached to it is that
they are available in numerous sizes that are suitable for field gathering
whether it is of onshore or offshore. The only factor that impedes the
utilization of these separable compressors includes their higher maintenance
costs as compared to integral compressors.
It has been observed that the reciprocating compressor is
employed in the areas where there is a prerequisite of high pressure and low
flow, particularly when the air is utilized for hand-tools, cleaning dust,
small paint jobs, and commercial uses. Reciprocating Compressor Market is
segmented by Applications as Refinery, Industrial Gases, LNG and CNG Transport
and Storage, Ethylene and LDPE Plants, and Others.
Reciprocating Compressor Market is segmented by Geography as
North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa.
As far as the geography is concerned, North America is currently leading the
market and it is simultaneously accounting for the largest share in the market.
Key players operating in the Reciprocating Compressor Market
include Hitachi, Shenyang Yuanda, Gardner Denver, Sundyne, Shenyang Blower,
Neuman & Esser, Ariel, Siemens, GE, Atlas Copco, Kobelco, Burckhardt
Compression, Ingersoll Rand, Howden, Corken, KAESER, Mayekawa, and Fusheng.
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