To compress air, do you just put more and more air into a container? Its just that I have difficulty imagining compressors just pushing more and more air into a container. Is this what happens? Or is there something else involved?
2007-08-30 00:35:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
that is what happens (more and more air into a container)
2007-08-30 00:43:44 · answer #1 · answered by mmdjaajl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The spring analogy is a good one, or anything that would return to a expanded form when pressure is released e.g. a piece of foam rubber or a crumpled up piece of plastic.
Air is a cheap abundant gas that can be compressed greatly. It is used as a power source for many things and can be released back into the atmosphere with generally no problems.
2007-08-30 13:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air can be compressed because the molecules are just floating around in space. When they are squeezed closer together they take up less space and you can put more air in the same volume.
2007-08-30 00:46:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is what happens.
The air in the container is like a spring.
The more you push in,
the harder it is to push in more.
2007-08-30 08:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just think steam eng.
2007-08-30 00:43:56 · answer #5 · answered by martinmm 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋