Why Compressors Fail - Overheating
15 December 2009
This is Part 4 of an article series from Danfoss called 'Why Compressors Fail'. The series focuses on what causes compressor failure and how it can be handled.
Compressors naturally run warm due to the heat from the Motor, from friction and from the Compression cycle. Providing the compressor runs within its design limits then it will give long and reliable service. When the compressor is run outside of its design limits or some other external situation exists that creates this problem then the lifetime of the compressor will be drastically reduced.