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1 O6 Reciprocating Compressors: Operation and Maintenance
FIGURE 2-62. Labyrinth piston compressor with closed distance pieces
(Source: Suher-Burckhardt, Winterthur, Switzerland).
Figure 2-61 represents Sulzer Labyrinth Piston Compressors with open
distance pieces, and Figure 2-62 illustrates a similar machine with closed
distance piece for certain explosive or otherwise vulnerable gas compres-
sion duties.
