A single-cylinder, single-acting compressor has a bore D, stroke L, radius of the cylinder R and rotational speed n revolutions per second. The piston displacement of the compressor is given by:
Piston Displacement: The volume swept by the piston during single stroke of the piston working in a cycle. Or, the volume of cylinder from the top dead centre to the bottom dead centre. The swept volume VS is the product of the cross-section area of the cylinder and the length travelled by piston. Cross-section area of cylinder , Length travelled by piston or stroke length Then swept volume And swept volume per second for number of cylinders of compressor is given by;