Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery

Seismic air compressors are breaking new ground

Taken from: Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery June/July 2012


Air, in its compressed form, is used extensively on all ships to provide service air to drive tools, control air on deck and in engine room machinery, and to start the largest engines. An often-overlooked shipboard air compressor is the seismic air compressor. Stark Industries is a compressor manufacturing company specialising in the high-pressure market. Its compressors are designed and built for seismic research. Stark claim to have the lightest and most compact (small footprint) seismic comp....

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