The compressor is the heart of any air conditioning or refrigeration system, so when it starts showing signs of not working correctly, technicians must act quickly in order to find out what is wrong.

The weird thing about compressor problems is that — well, it’s usually not the compressor. “Electric motors, it takes a lot to break them down,” said Greg Springer. He is operations manager for ...

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Several high-pressure compressor stalls involving CFM International Leap-1A turbofans have prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to propose new maintenance requirements for the engines. Several ...

You might not think so if you've never used one, but air compressors do often require oil to run. Do you need detergent or non-detergent for yours?

Air dryers are essential for air compressors. They keep compressors free of moisture, and prevent condensate and rust problems from occurring. Air compressors produce a lot of water. While this water ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to replace components in the compressors and turbines of Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs turbofans, which power Airbus A320neo-family aircraft. The ...

The Safran Aircraft Engines Silvercrest developed a new problem during the flight testing, which will delay the Falcon 5X program. With some 800 test flights completed, Safran’s Silvercrest engine now ...

"Affected a lot of customers and without good resolution." ...

Exxon Mobil's Guyana unit said on Tuesday it had reduced crude output at its offshore Liza-1 project to 30,000 barrels per day (bpd), down from 120,000 bpd, due to a mechanical problem with the ...

Having cut production last week to 30,000 barrels of oil per day because of gas compression problems, ExxonMobil last evening said that it has begun ramping up output and that a solution is at least ...