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A vpermit vis vrequired vfor vany vair vcompressor vthat vcompresses vair vat vpressures
vabove v___ vpounds
per vsquare vinch v(psi). vThese vpermits vare vissued vby vthe vBureau vof vFire
vPrevention v- v vcorrect vanswer-100
The vdifferent vtypes vof vair vcompressors vare v- v vcorrect vanswer-the vreciprocating,
centrifugal, vrotary vand vsolar vcompressors
The vmost vcommonly vused vair vcompressor vis vthe v- v vcorrect vanswer-reciprocating
vair vcompressor
The vair
compressors vcan vbe vpowered vby v- v vcorrect vanswer-electric vmotors, vinternal
vcombustion vengines vor vsteam vturbines
Air vcompressors vare vsometimes vcalled v- v vcorrect vanswer-air vpumps
the vair vcompressor vmust vbe vat vleast_____above vground vlevel vbecause vit vis
vless vlikely vto vignite vthe vflammable vgases v- v vcorrect vanswer-5 vfeet
The ventire vunit vis vdriven vby van
______ vmotor. vThis vmotor vthen vactivates va vseries vof vdrive vbelts v- v vcorrect
vanswer-Electric
The vair vis vcompressed vin va v______ vchamber. vThe vcompression vchamber
vconsists vof va vpiston
inside va vcylinder v- v vcorrect vanswer-compression
Ordinarily van vair vcompressor vwith vone vcylinder vand vone vpiston vis vcalled va v- v
vcorrect vanswer-single vstage vair
compressor
Air vcompressors vwith vmore vthan vone vpiston vand vone vcylinder vare vcalled
v__________; vhowever, vthere vare vair vcompressors vwith vmultiple vpistons vand
vcylinders vthat vare vsingle vstage. v- v vcorrect vanswer-multi-stage
air vcompressors
The v_____ vcools vthe vair vas vit vtravels vbetween vthe vcompression vstages v- v
vcorrect vanswer-The vintercooler vcools vthe vair vas vit vtravels vbetween vthe
vcompression vstages