Air compressor

The air compressor is one of the many machineries on board a ship that serves multiple functions. The main purpose of compressor, as the name suggests, is to compress air or, indeed, any fluid to reduce its volume. Some of the main compressors used on ships are the main air compressor, the deck air compressor, the air-conditioning compressor, and refrigeration compressors. In this chapter, we will learn specifically about air compressors.