Familiarise with High Pressure Terminology

Compressor Dictionary

This section will introduce compressor terminology and the operation of BAUER's high pressure units to you.

You can navigate around the dictionary, which includes appropriate technical explanations, using two methods:

• All terms included in the dictionary are cited in the glossary below.
• The alphabetical index in the left frame takes you straight to the letter.

Glossary

• Activated Carbon
• Air Flow
• Automatic Compressor Switch
• Automatic Condensate Drain

• Bearings
• Booster
• Breathing Air Cylinders
• Breathing Air Quality Norms

• Cartridge Lifetime
• Centripetal Clutch
• Checking Breathing Air
• Compressor Block Design
• Compressor Control (electric control, programmable compressor control)
• COMP-TRONIC see » Compressor Control
• Condensate - Humidity
• Condensate Collection System
• Connecting Rod
• Conservation
• Control Panel for the VERTICUS 5 Unit
• Cooling Air Outlet
• Cooling System
• Crankshaft
• Cycle Counter
• Cylinder Valves

• Design of a Filling Station
• Driving Gear
• Drying Agent
• Drying Cartridges

• Electric Control see » Compressor Control
• Environmental Protection

• Filling
• Filling by Means of Storage Cylinders
• Filling Cock
• Filling Station
• Filling Valve
• Filter Cartridge Design
• Filtration
• Final Separator

• Gas Compression

• History of Compressors
• Horizontal-build Compressors

• Installation Indoors and Outdoors
• Installation of a Compressor System
• Intake Filter
• Inter and After Coolers

• Motor Protection
• Multi-stage Compression

• Noise Emissions
• Non Return Valves

• Oil Lubrication
• Oil Temperature
• Oils / Oil Pressure
• Open Build
• Operation of a Three Stage Compressor

• Painting
• Piston and Piston Rings
• Piston Velocity
• Power Rating
• Pressure Gauge
• Pressure Maintaining Valves
• Pressure Switches
• Pressure Vessels

• Regulations
• Running a Filling Station
• Running a Used BAUER Compressor

• Safety Valves
• Separator Technology
• Single Stage Compression
• Spare Parts Kits
• Starting the Compressor
• Super Silent Compressors

• Transport of the Compressor
• Tubing for Cooling System
• Types of Compressors

• Valves
• Vertical-build Compressors

• Water in Diving Cylinders