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Most air compressors do not have a continuous load, as a result there is a need to control the amount of air entering the system.
One way to allow for load swings is to let the air surge tank pressure float between two pressures. To do this you can either start and stop the compressor automatically to stay with in the required pressure range.
Say pressure Pmin and Pmax. During normal requirement(load) of air, compressor will work at below Pmax.But when the requirement(load) decreases, delivery pressure start to increase. And when pressure equalise to Pmax,compressor start to unload(means pressure of the compressor start to decrease). During unloading air inlet valve is closed and delivery pressure decreases till it become equal to Pmin. Working of compressor in this phase is known as unloading.
As soon as pressure become equal to Pmin compressor start to load again till it reaches Pmax. working of compressor in this phase is known as loading.
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