Centrifugal Compressor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004559",
  "term": "Centrifugal Compressor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any equipment that increases the pressure of a process natural gas or CO2 by centrifugal action, employing rotating movement of the driven shaft.\n\n2. Machine for raising the pressure of a natural gas by drawing in low pressure natural gas and discharging significantly higher-pressure natural gas by means of mechanical rotating vanes or impellers. Screw, sliding vane, and liquid ring compressors are not centrifugal compressors for the purposes of this subpart.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 60.5430b (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/centrifugal-compressor/"
}