Reciprocating Compressor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023310",
  "term": "Reciprocating Compressor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Piece of equipment that increases the pressure of a process gas by positive displacement, employing linear movement of the driveshaft.[40 CFR 60.631 (CFR 2013)]\n\n2. Piece of equipment that increases the pressure of a process natural gas or CO2 by positive displacement, employing linear movement of a shaft driving a piston in a cylinder.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.761 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/reciprocating-compressor/"
}