Air Compressor Capacity Requirements

Capacity Requirements

1.) minimum 2 or more compressors 

2.) Sufficient capacity to charge air receivers

within 1 hr from atmospheric pressure to full pressure

- 6 kicks to non-reversible engines

-12 kicks to reversible engines

3.) one air compressor and receiver for dead ship condition

4.) two compressors running together could fill up both bottles in 1 hour from 1 bar to full 

pressure

Bonus info:

mountings on Main Air Bottle

• Drain Valve (safety device)
• Low Air Pressure alarm (safety device)
• Atmospheric Relief Valve (safety device)
• Fusible plug (safety device)
• Main starting air valve
•  auxiliary starting air valve 
• service air filling valve
• compensating rings
• spring-loaded safety 
• valve fusible plug
• atmospheric relief valve