Centrifugal Compressors
Centrifugal compressors and axial compressors are dynamic compressors meaning they use motion to transfer energy from the compressor rotor to the gas. There are no valves or containment of the gas, just a constant flow.
The centrifugal compressor consists of the inlet nozzle, inlet guide vanes, impeller, diffuser, volute, and discharge nozzle.