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A gas compressor is a mechanical device that
increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its
volume.
Compressors are similar to pumps: both increase the
pressure on a fluid and both can transport the fluid
through a pipe. As gases are compressible, the
compressor also reduces the volume of a gas. Liquids
are relatively incompressible, so the main action of
a pump is to transport liquids. |
