| Screw compressors are specifically made to handle a | | | | reliability is obtained during the procedure thus |
| wide array of dry material transfer ranging from | | | | allowing the screw compressors to be of great use |
| granulates, cement and plastics to sand, flour, lime | | | | to several applications. Common examples are |
| and silicate. Its body contains two forms of screws | | | | hydraulic power systems, electric motor and |
| further known as the female and male screws. | | | | stationary and mobile applications. |
| Female screws are those with concave inlets while | | | | The different types and their specific applications |
| male screws have convex ones. | | | | There is one type known as the rotary screw |
| Screw compressors operate in opposite directions. It | | | | compressor. This is found under the kinds of gas |
| is the female screw that receives the driving power. | | | | compressors. It uses a mechanism through a single |
| The male screw on the other hand, is responsible for | | | | screw or a double counter helical screw. While the |
| transmitting the power driven by the female version. | | | | mechanism does its work, gas can be drawn through |
| It passes through a set of the so-called | | | | the casing's port then captured in a certain cavity. |
| synchronization gears. | | | | Discharge of the gas is then made to another port in |
| Processes | | | | the casing. This type of screw compressor is applied |
| Aside from the major roles of male and female | | | | in general industries like those trailer units powered by |
| screws in a compressor, there are other essential | | | | diesel as seen in construction sites. |
| parts of the process. While the screws start rotating, | | | | Another specific type is the oil-flooded screw |
| the admission process takes place. This is where the | | | | compressor. This is often functional in sealing and |
| air fills the inlet port thereby occupying the space | | | | cooling gas charges. As the oil flows in the process, it |
| between the two screws. | | | | undergoes separation from the discharge stream |
| Next to the admission phase is the compression | | | | before it is cooled and filtered. Later on, the oil is |
| phase. This is when the male thread stops or blocks | | | | recycled. |
| the female thread. During this stage, the rotation of | | | | Oil-free screw compressors are also examples of this |
| the screws starts to decrease. As soon as the | | | | industrial machinery. Without the presence of any oil, |
| volume reaches the compressor's delivery outlet then | | | | air compression is made probable by the screws. This |
| the exhaust phase takes place. | | | | type is relatively important in medical researches as |
| The exhaust phase is that instance when the screws | | | | well as in semiconductor industries. |
| no longer have contact with each other. Total | | | | |