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4 Reciprocating Compressors: Operation and Maintenance
14,7psia
Constant Volume
A.
Before Heating
FIGURE 1 -1. Confined gas before heating.
Pressure
Increase
ispsia
Constant
H
/ Volume
700°F
After Heating
FIGURE 1 -2. Constant volume of gas will experience pressure increase when
heated.
