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    There are different types of compressors used on ships for various purposes. Refrigeration compressors are used for air conditioning and refrigeration, while air compressors supply compressed air and engine turbochargers supply compressed air for combustion. Reciprocating air compressors are commonly used where pressures above 7 bars are required, such as for starting main engines, due to their more positive sealing compared to other compressor types like rotary vane or centrifugal. Most marine compressors used are two-stage reciprocating compressors with intercooling and aftercooling to achieve pressures like 35 bars. Compressed air on merchant ships is used for automation, starting engines, operating lifeboats, pressurizing water systems, sewage treatment

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    There are different types of compressors used on ships for various purposes. Refrigeration compressors are used for air conditioning and refrigeration, while air compressors supply compressed air and engine turbochargers supply compressed air for combustion. Reciprocating air compressors are commonly used where pressures above 7 bars are required, such as for starting main engines, due to their more positive sealing compared to other compressor types like rotary vane or centrifugal. Most marine compressors used are two-stage reciprocating compressors with intercooling and aftercooling to achieve pressures like 35 bars. Compressed air on merchant ships is used for automation, starting engines, operating lifeboats, pressurizing water systems, sewage treatment

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    There are different types of compressors used on ships for various purposes. Refrigeration compressors are used for air conditioning and refrigeration, while air compressors supply compressed air and engine turbochargers supply compressed air for combustion. Reciprocating air compressors are commonly used where pressures above 7 bars are required, such as for starting main engines, due to their more positive sealing compared to other compressor types like rotary vane or centrifugal. Most marine compressors used are two-stage reciprocating compressors with intercooling and aftercooling to achieve pressures like 35 bars. Compressed air on merchant ships is used for automation, starting engines, operating lifeboats, pressurizing water systems, sewage treatment

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    There are different types of compressors used on ships for various purposes. Refrigeration compressors are used for air conditioning and refrigeration, while air compressors supply compressed air and engine turbochargers supply compressed air for combustion. Reciprocating air compressors are commonly used where pressures above 7 bars are required, such as for starting main engines, due to their more positive sealing compared to other compressor types like rotary vane or centrifugal. Most marine compressors used are two-stage reciprocating compressors with intercooling and aftercooling to achieve pressures like 35 bars. Compressed air on merchant ships is used for automation, starting engines, operating lifeboats, pressurizing water systems, sewage treatment

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    Different Types of Compressors on Board

    Compressors are used for compression of gases by decreasing the volume and
    imparting a corresponding increase in pressure. There are a different types of
    compressors used for different uses onboard. We have refrigeration compressors
    used in air conditioning and refrigeration. We have air compressors for supplying
    compressed air; we have compressors on the engine turbochargers supplying
    compressed air to the engines for combustion. There are different types of
    compressors like centrifugal compressors, rotary vanes compressors, rotary
    screw compressor, reciprocating air compressors, etc. In this article we shall be
    discussing the reciprocating air compressors.

    Onboard we have different types of air compressors in use. There are main air
    compressors used for supplying high pressure air for starting of the main engine
    and auxiliary engines, control air compressor for supplying control air, topping air
    compressors for topping up and taking account of the leakages, and on some
    ships we have deck air compressors to give air for the use on decks. In addition
    we have a special oil free compressor for filling up the breathing air bottles
    known as the breathing air compressors.

    Generally two pressures of air are used: 30 bars high pressure air used generally
    for starting of the engines and 7 bars low pressure air used for control and
    general service air. In the choice of an air compressors for applications requiring
    air above 7 bars, we generally use reciprocating air compressors as it has a
    more positive sealing in comparison to the other types of compressors like rotary
    vane, centrifugal, rotary screw etc. In reciprocating compressors the compression
    ratio of 1:7 is the limit due to the rise in temperature, thus to get 35 bars pressure
    the machine has to be a double stage compressor with inter-cooling. Most of the
    marine compressors used are two staged reciprocating compressors with inter-
    cooling and after cooling.

    Use of Compressed air on Merchant Ships

    On merchant ships compressed air is used for a variety of uses some of which
    have been mentioned below:

    • For automation and control of main engines, auxiliary engines, etc.


    • For starting of the main engines, auxiliary engines, emergency generators,
    emergency fire pumps, etc.
    • For heaving the life boat up by the use of an air motor.
    • For pressurizing the hydrophores for domestic fresh water and sanitary
    water used in accommodation.
    • For use in the sewage plant for conducting aerobic sewage breakdowns.
    • For use in fog horns and ships whistles.
    • For use in pneumatic tools like pneumatic grinder, pneumatic chisels,
    pneumatic drills, pneumatic spanners, etc.
    • For use in painting operations.
    • For general cleaning.
    • For soot blowing of the boilers.
    • Used in pneumatic pumps for oil transfer.
    • And used as general service air

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