Challenge Your Compressor Expertise: A Comprehensive Knowledge Quiz

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are beginning to change, football consumes the minds (and weekends) of many Americans, and back-to-school ads pepper every commercial break. After the slow heat of the summer, it can be hard to get back in gear for autumn and the routines it brings.

In the back-to-school spirit, we have a pop quiz to test your compressor knowledge. The questions below cover everything from basic compressor knowledge to more specific questions that may require some calculations. So everyone get your thinking cap on and…go!

1. To offer pressures higher than standard 100 psig in a fixed speed, direct coupled drive air compressor (in which the motor shaft is directly connected to the male rotor shaft), the compressor element must be…
   1. Larger in diameter
   2. Longer in length
   3. Chrome plated

2. The most important criteria for selecting large air compressors are…
   1. Reliability, price and quality
   2. Price, energy efficiency and quality
   3. Energy efficiency, quality and reliability

3. Approximately what percent of compressed air is lost due to leaks?
   1. 25%
   2. 30%
   3. 35%

3. When sizing air receivers, it’s best to choose a receiver with a capacity ___________ the flow demand for 1 minute.
   1. Smaller than the flow demand
   2. Larger than the flow demand
   3. Equal to the flow demand

5. What is hybrid compression system technology?
6. What is the impact of the heat exchanger’s approach temperature in air compressors?
7. What is the best type of compression technology?

Pencils down! Save your responses and check back next week to find out how you did, or share your expertly crafted answers in the comments below.