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Design and Materials for Reciprocating Compressor Components

cylinder
[compression chamber

cylinder head
FIGURE 2-13. Typical hyper compressor cylinder for high pressure ethylene
service (Source: Nuovo Pignone, Florence, Italy).

Flange Relief , Cylinder Bore
+ 5/8" Min.

Cylinder
Bore I.D. _ ., _,
V Cylinder
Liner I.D
Head
/ '/J ^1/8"
A
>""_"S
\ x
15" Bevel

FIGURE 2-14. Conventional liner.