title: Centrifugal Compressors: A Basic Guide
author:  Meherwan P. Boyce 
description: Dr. Meherwan P. Boyce, a registered professional engineer, is president of Boyce Engineering International, Inc., a major Houston-based consulting and engineering firm. His experience incorporates academic and professional positions throughout the turbo-machinery industry and at Texas A&M University.
zlib_text: Operator’s Guide to Process 
  Compressors
  
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  Compresses by
  rotating screw rotor
  Compresses through
  the reciprocating
  motion of the piston
  Compresses through
  centrifugal force using
  impeller rotation
  Impeller
  Screw
  Capacity type
  Centrifugal type
  Reciprocating
  Turbo
  Compression
  principle
  M rotor
  Compressor
  type
  F rotor
  Piston
  Frontispiece
  
  Operator’s Guide to Process 
  Compressors
  Robert X. Perez
  
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