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1 O4   Reciprocating  Compressors:  Operation and  Maintenance


                                        FIGURE  2-59.  Oil-free  and oil-
                                        lubricated sections make  up the typical
                                        labyrinth piston compressor  (Source:
                                        Sulzer-Burckhardt,  Winterthur,
                                        Switzerland).












































               FIGURE  2-6O.  Gas flow within the
               sealing labyrinth  region of a  typical
               labyrinth  piston compressor  (Source:
               Sulzer-Burckhardt,  Winterthur,  \
               Switzerland).                    3  Throltfing point
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