2006-06-11 14:34:20 · 4 answers · asked by fatmatdog88 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Generally speaking, you have a rotating part (rotor) and a stationary part (stator) which work together to force air into an increasingly smaller space, thus compressing it.
2006-06-12 23:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by zzooti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a bunch of compressor disks. Attach some compressor blades to them. Alternate those disk/blade assemblies (the rotor) with stator units. Instant compressor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial-flow_compressor
2006-06-13 15:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by None 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've ever seen a car turbocharger, that's a good example.
Axial or centrifugal compressor blades that usually work in several stages to pressurise the air...
2006-06-12 21:55:38 · answer #3 · answered by Bert from Oz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either an axial fan or radial fan.
2006-06-11 16:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋